A Valid Contract?

[Coppit]

Me: Do you sell X?
Shopkeeper: Yes.
How much?
£1 each.
I'll have one X.

X is produced and a demand for £1.65.

As a matter of interest only, was a valid contract made when I accepted his £1 offer and was able and willing to pay?

[Ringlet]

A quick question first: How did the shopkeeper justify asking you for £1.65 when he had told you the price was £1.00?

[jno]

on the face of it, no, it's just an offer to treat: you need to offer to buy it and he needs to accept.

[jno]

*invitation to treat*

[THECORBYLOON]

This link indicates there was no offer to sell so the owner was not obliged to sell x for a pound.

http://www.e-lawresources.co.uk/Harvey-v-Facey.php

[Coppit]

He mumbled something about being away for a while.

I did offer to buy after he quoted the £1, and by getting it out, folded it into 4, he accepted?

[THECORBYLOON]

Priced items in shops are invitations to treat since you could offer a lower price and the shop can decide to accept that lower price or no.

[THECORBYLOON]

He hadn't accepted the offer of £1 since he wanted a higher price for the item.

[Coppit]

THECORBYLO.
Bumper Hall Pen takes me back 60 years to CII exams!

[THECORBYLOON]

I was thinking that was a hell of a high price for a pen but I see it is/was the name of an estate.

[Coppit]

TKS for all advice.

[Peter Pedant]

// on the face of it, no, it's just an offer to treat: you need to offer to buy it and he needs to accept.//
is the right answer

BUT he needs to stay the right side of trading standards and this is obvious bait and change ( tut tut)

and yes it is really annoying