Here's the scoop, bottom line

[dws@xxxxxxxxxx]

     Ok, enough dribble about the 'Book' price. If the seller
     makes an offer, in this case an advertisement or quote
     over the phone, and it is accepted by the buyer, such
     that his/her money exchanges hands,(ie they charged your
     credit card), there is a legal binding contract. If the
     seller later discovers an error on their part they get to
     eat it, no moral or emotional grounds here. The fact remains
     they made an agreement and are in breech if they don't honor
     it. If the buyer feels that he/she does not want to take 
     advantage of the seller's error that is fine, and commendable.
     If no money changed hands, then the seller has not 'acted'
     on the agreement and can therefore, legally, correct the error.
     If Sears prints an ad with the wrong price they are obligated
     to honor it unless they prominently display a correction prior
     to selling you the goods.
     There either is a contract or there is not. If there is, the
     only recourse is the obvious legal one.
     David Simmons

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