Offer and Invitation to offer Section 2(a) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 defines proposal. When one person signifies his willingness to do or abstain from doing something with a view to obtain the assent of another person is called a proposal. The person who makes an offer is called the Offeror and the person to whom the offer is made is called the Offeree . There is a difference between an offer and an invitation for others to make an offer . An invitation for others to make an offer is not an offer within the meaning of “Offer” under the Contract Act. Sometimes a person may not make an offer to sell his goods, but makes a statement or conducts in such a way, to make other persons make an offer to him. This is an invitation to offer. Such situations generally include advertisements, tenders, goods on display, Expression of Interest (EoIs) and auction. In case of an auction, when the auctioneer starts the bid by quoting a price, it is basically for others to make him an of
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