Weally weally cwap bwoker

[ShipsDog]

There was me about to buy a Bowman 42, 237 the broker said. So I said OK I'll have it. Did'nt even bother negotiating. So I said do'nt bother with a survey I'll pick it up on Sat. Broker said I'd have to pay for it first so I said I bring the money with me on sat. Sat am went to the guy and said where's the keys, he said where's the money .. so I gave him 12 x £20 notes and said keep the change. He did'nt look too happy and I eventually established he'd meant £237,000 not £237, how cwap is that? Anyway was the contract a binding one albeit verbal? My mates Phil and Freddie were there and heard him so I've got independent evidence of his offer at 237 and my acceptance of his offer. What do you think?

 

[mirabriani]

"Verbal contract"
Not worth the paper it's written on!

Of course you could find yourself a solicitor
who does "no win no fee" nothing to lose!

Hope this helps
Briani

 

[DJE]

Nice try but I thought the contract was your offer to buy and his acceptance. Also no units specified so he could have meant 237 pigs, sheep, gold bars, etc.

 

[tcm]

ah but

hm, a broker with his wits about him should have agreed, and when you paid the £237 which you were pointing at....handed over the brochure.

 

[snowleopard]

Re: ah but

a friend down the road bought on Ebay a "Lagonda gearbox (manual)" and received- a manual.

 

[mirabriani]

For a contract to exist there has to be offer and acceptance.
If he offered a yacht for sale at £237 and you accepted,
you might have a case, but I doubt it.
Of course strange things happen, remember the yacht which ran aground? The skipper adjourned to a pub to wait for the tide.
When he returned to the yacht it was occupied by a man and dog
Who proceeded to claim it as "abandoned" because there was no
anchor out. From memory he succeeded with the claim.

That reminds me of the story.....
Man goes into pub. Landlord says "What would you like to drink?"
man says "Thank you very much, whisky please"
Landlord "That will be £2"
Man "Sorry I am a solicitor, you offered me a drink, I accepted,
that is a contract, I am not paying you"
Landlord "OK then but get out of my pub"
Next day man goes back into pub
Landlord says "Oi I've banned you"
Man "I've never been here before"
Landlord "You must have a double"
Man "Thank you very much, I'll have a double whisky"

Boom Boom
Regards Briani

 

[Cobra25]

Aren't they all

 

[snowleopard]

i recall the story about the abandoned boat. i believe the claimant was a vicar. enlightening to find that men of the cloth are just as unable to distinguish between 'legal' and 'honest' as others.

it also puts me in mind of an old story, probably an urban myth, of a visitor who was invited to make up a foursome with 3 regulars at a golf club. they suggested a little bet 'to make it more interesting', 'five' being mentioned. the visitor was on the winning side but went white when the losers handed him £500 on the 18th green.

 

[boatmike]

"Offer and acceptance" is entirely correct.
A contract can only be binding if it can be demonstrated that both parties signed willingly without duress. The law does not allow parties to take unreasonable advantage of offers made"subject to contract" either and the broker could decide not to sell it to you at all even if you came up with £275,000,000.