Posted By:
Steve Murray"Sorry. If a seller makes a mistake then he is NOT obligated to sell. There is undisputed legal precedence on this. And it is clear that when he immediately said there was a problem that there was a mistake. Afterall, why would he complain for a sale he wanted?"
I repectfully disagree:
The legal principle as to whether there is a binding contract is whether there was a "unilateral" mistake of fact or a "mutual" mistake of fact.
Here the seller made the mistake, not the buyer. As a "unilateral" mistake it is not voidable and is a binding contract.
With that said I would take the position that most here have: Recognize that the seller made what appears to be an innocent mistake and let it go.