B/S/T Etiquette

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I have been on both sides of this dilemna on the bst. There have been atleast 2-3 occasions where I underpriced cards significantly and they sold quickly...and I honored the prices as it was MY FAULT.

Additionally I recall a time where I won an autographed pete rose kahns weiner card on the auction page here...at a bargain price. The seller attempted to reneg as he was not happy with the selling price. The net54 goonsquad backed me up and the seller was "encouraged" to honor the deal.

50 shades of grey?

Good. An auction is completely different. If anyone backs out of a sale of an auction item here they, at least, won't be able to use the BST areas any longer, if not banned altogether.

[nolemmings]

Hmm,
Seems like there's little to no reason for listing something on B/S/T with a "listening to offers" request when you can easily put whatever number you want and then just change your mind or delay to see if something better comes along. Then again I guess you can do that anyway, even if you start with a defined price. Makes me wonder what is meant by the term etiquette as applied to the net54 "marketplace".

[gregndodgers]

As a lawyer, I stand by my post 100%. As a collector, I stand by Leon 100%.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by gregndodgers

As a lawyer, I stand by my post 100%. As a collector, I stand by Leon 100%.

As a lawyer, I stand by mine 100%. There is no court that will find a post of a card for sale with a price and how payment is accepted, that doesn't express an intent to be bound to the first to accept the offer, constitutes a binding offer on the part of the seller. I provided you the most significant cases on the issue, including those that support the proposition that an invitation to treat can become an offer under the right circumstances. And none of them support your claim. Like I said, provide a case that provides otherwise. Those cases are very fact specific. And these aren't those facts.

[gregndodgers]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

As a lawyer, I stand by mine 100%. There is no court that will find a post of a card for sale with a price and how payment is accepted, that doesn't express an intent to be bound to the first to accept the offer, constitutes a binding offer on the part of the seller. I provided you the most significant cases on the issue, including those that support the proposition that an invitation to treat can become an offer under the right circumstances. And none of them support your claim. Like I said, provide a case that provides otherwise. Those cases are very fact specific. And these aren't those facts.

I have zero desire to spend any more time on this issue. However, as a final statement, if anyone deviates from what I have stated above, they are inviting a lawsuit, particularly when high dollar value cards are involved.

[gabrinus]

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[G1911]

The real lesson is to just not trade or sell cards to lawyers

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by gregndodgers

I have zero desire to spend any more time on this issue. However, as a final statement, if anyone deviates from what I have stated above, they are inviting a lawsuit, particularly when high dollar value cards are involved.

Anyone with a 50 dollar filing fee can file a lawsuit. There is zero percent chance a court will find in their favor under the facts presented here. You are simply wrong on the law. Wouldn't be the first lawyer I've encountered who is wrong and can't support their position by anything other than a "because I said so" argument.

On the other hand, I provided the relevant case law, quoted the standards, and showed how they don't apply at all to this situation.