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In Australia, An Ebay Sale is a Sale
syousef writes "An eBay sale is a sale says an Australian New South Wales State Judge in a case where a man tried to reneg on the Ebay sale of a 1946 World War II Wirraway aircraft. The seller tried to weasel out of the deal because he'd received a separate offer $100,000 greater than the Ebay sale price. The buyer who had bid the reserve price of $150,000 at the last minute took him to court. 'It follows that, in my view, a binding contract was formed between the plaintiff and the defendant and that it should be specifically enforced,' Justice Rein said in his decision." I haven't found anything like this in previous discussions; have there been similar decisions like this handed down in the US, Canada, or Europe?
Like, this is a stupid internet auction. If I was the guy, I would have just sold the aircraft to the guy for the higher amount, and said fuck you to the other guy. Like, I guess he loses his ebay feedback, and some street cred, but what are they going to do? Take the aircraft from the other guy?
Yes, the lawyers makes the laws this way so that no one other than them can practice it without indoctrination. It keeps the barrier to entry high, and allows them to control the inflow of people who can practice it. This lets them keep their wages high.