i see your point and somewhat agree, but that's parsing words awfully fine. i'd hate to be in a court of law with my fate hinging on the distinction. to me, "i'll give you..." and "will you take..." are the same thing.

if the shoe were on the other foot, and the seller threw on the table a price amount, he'd better be prepared to sell it for that because you can bet if the deal is good enough the buyer will expect him to back it up. it has to work both ways.

roger