Then explain to me why deceptive and false advertising is an issue and why there are laws prohibiting it. Worse case scenario (not B&H), if I can advertise anything I want and then amend the terms at will, when a customer attempts to purchase... is that purely informational or is it a fraudulent act? I have a feeling some of the statutes governing this topic will differ from state to state, country to country.
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom C wrote: > >>I suspect B&H is required to meet the terms of the advertisement, by >>law > > No they aren't, in fact. Under the law an advertisement is considered > "informational", not an "offer". When the customer attempts to make > the purchase that customer is making an "offer" which is then open to > "acceptance" (or not) by the seller. > > Deliberate false advertising is certainly illegal, but laws do make > allowance for mistakes, typos, etc. in advertising. > > HOWEVER... In this case it appears that B&H *did* accept the offer by > billing the customer's credit card. At that point they were legally > bound to provide the goods at the agreed-upon price. The advertising > is irrelevant. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
