Question

Wilbur decides to sell his collection of rare stamps through an online auction site. When he is filling out the information about his collection, he types $40 instead of $400 in the minimum price box. Wilbur does not notice his mistake until after the auction is over and someone has purchased his stamp collection for $75. Wilbur:

Answer 1

Answer:

Wilbur cannot rescind the contract based on his unilateral mistake.

Explanation:

Lets suppose that I made an offer of $1000 which you accepted to buy my car on a phone call for $1000 and later in the same day a person offered me more money for the same car and I sold the car to him. You went to court and I said that I mistakenly made an offer of $1000 which means that every person who revoke the clauses will make lame excuses in the court. If this act is permitted then the law gives the people free hand whatever they desire to do with the contract. So for this reason this act was considered unethical and the court said that the mistakes that are unilateral are not be rescind.