1. Why didn’t the “contract order” signed by the parties constitute a binding contract for the sale of goods?

2. According to the court, “Romero and Scoggin-Dickey were both buyers and sellers.” What did the court mean by this statement?

Jessie Romero went to the Scoggin-Dickey Chevrolet-Buick, Inc., dealership in Lubbock, Texas, and sought to purchase a 2006 Silverado pickup from Fred Morales. Romero proposed to purchase the pickup by assigning the dealership the factory rebates, supplying two trade-in vehicles (a 2003 Mitsubishi Montero SP and a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup), and paying the cash difference. At the time of the negotiations, Romero did not have the proposed trade-in vehicles on the lot for inspection by Scoggin-Dickey.