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Originally Posted by gregndodgers
Right, and your post had a listed price, all the essential terms such that anyone who said “I will take them” would seal the deal. Hence no negations were needed nor contemplated.
Folks, an offer was made here not an invitation to treat for purposes of future negotiations.
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You clearly need to re-read the case law on what it takes to turn an adverisement into an offer. You will specifically notice that "all the essential terms" of an agreement are not mentioned at all. Because it doesn't matter. What matters is a clear statement of an intent to be bound by the first person agreeing to the terms (see the Example 1 in Restatement 26 that "First come, first served" or some similar statement must be present, even if all the other essential terms are present.
You are way off here. You fall into the trap may laymen do in misunderstanding that just because your price or terms are not negotiable, doesn't mean it isn't an invitation to treat. Even a posted sale price in a shop window, where nobody would assume that price is negotiable, is held to be an invitation to treat, not an offer. READ THE CASE LAW! Your refusal to do so is telling.