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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 8868649" data-attributes="member: 42582">Whether an offer is still in play or not is a pretty contextual matter. In the abstract, all that has to happen is that you cease to make it. But what does that consist in, in the practical circumstances of a given transaction?Like, you're at the supermarket telling the checkout person that you want to buy the packet of flour in your hand, and then you notice its 1 kg and you need 1.5 kg - at what point between handing it to the person, and changing your mind, can you retract your offer to transact with the supermarket? At what point have they accepted your offer and so it can't be withdrawn? A lot of the time it's hard to draw a bright line.Part of the logic of something like a public auction is to make the bright line as clear as possible.In WotC's case, with respect to their offer to the all the world to license the SRD, they could withdraw the offer from their website. They could make a public statement to the effect that the offer is withdrawn. (See also [USER=463]@S'mon[/USER]'s post 295 upthread.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 8868649, member: 42582"] Whether an offer is still in play or not is a pretty contextual matter. In the abstract, all that has to happen is that you cease to make it. But what does that consist in, in the practical circumstances of a given transaction? Like, you're at the supermarket telling the checkout person that you want to buy the packet of flour in your hand, and then you notice its 1 kg and you need 1.5 kg - at what point between handing it to the person, and changing your mind, can you retract your offer to transact with the supermarket? At what point have they accepted your offer and so it can't be withdrawn? A lot of the time it's hard to draw a bright line. Part of the logic of something like a public auction is to make the bright line as clear as possible. In WotC's case, with respect to their offer to the all the world to license the SRD, they could withdraw the offer from their website. They could make a public statement to the effect that the offer is withdrawn. (See also [USER=463]@S'mon[/USER]'s post 295 upthread.) [/QUOTE]

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