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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 219 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68859,"section_number":"8.2-311","catch_line":"Options and cooperation respecting performance","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-311\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":281977,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81020,"identifier":"8.2-204","token":"8.2\/2\/8.2-204","url":"\/8.2-204\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2-204\/","token":"8.2\/2\/8.2-204","dublin_core":{"Title":"Formation in general","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2-204","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A contract<\/span> for sale of goods may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of such a contract<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> An agreement sufficient to constitute a contract<\/span> for sale may be found even though the moment of its making is undetermined. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Even though one or more terms are left open a contract<\/span> for sale does not fail for indefiniteness if the parties have intended to make a contract<\/span> and there is a reasonably certain basis for giving an appropriate remedy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORMATION IN GENERAL (\u00a7 8.2-204)\n\n1. A contract for sale of goods may be made in any manner sufficient to show\nagreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of\nsuch a contract.\n\n2. An agreement sufficient to constitute a contract for sale may be found even\nthough the moment of its making is undetermined.\n\n3. Even though one or more terms are left open a contract for sale does not fail\nfor indefiniteness if the parties have intended to make a contract and there is\na reasonably certain basis for giving an appropriate remedy.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}