Dell Computer and Panasonic has several times encountered the situation in Taiwan that the on-line price for product posted on its official website was incorrect and the consumer had already laid down the purchase request, which aroused a lot of disputes on whether Dell should be responsible for those purchase requests. At one hand, these manufacturers were unwilling to endure the loss because of those incidents and trying to convince the court either the contract had not been formed or it should be rescinded. On the other hand, the consumer insisted on the contract had already been formed and those manufacturers should perform the contract as it was. This article will compare the different legal mechanisms between Taiwan and the United States possible in dealing with such mispricing for online purchase business. This article will generally describe three legal aspects in dealing with such situation: formation of contract, misrepresentation and mistake, especially focus on the discussion of mistake which makes the huge difference between these two jurisdictions. And the observation of how to best understand and operate the legal mechanism of mistake will also be emphasized as the most important part of conclusion at the end of this article.
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