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Originally Posted by Eight
Okay, let me ask you all this....If somone can MAKE a great deal in a "free" country, is it no then our right to BACK OUT of a bad deal? I mean, before the contract is signed, there has to me room to maneuver, isn't that right? Isn't that what make s good business man?
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My answer: I would say that in principle you are right, with the one caveat that one should not utter the phrase "It's a deal" to someone unless it is in fact a done deal. If I ask that person again "You're sure? It's a deal then?" and he says "Yup", "yep", "You bet" or anything in the affirmative, then by God in my vocabulary that's as good as a signed contract. Not legally mind you, but according to my own set of principles it is.
When I'm not 100% sure and looking for maneouvering room in a deal, I tend to be a bit less commital until I'm sure. Only then do I tell someone it's a deal. If Aga actually followed that then he's likely 100% in the right. If not, I'd have to say both sides share some of the blame in this fiasco.
It's still not something that can't be gotten past though. :D