On November 1, 2015, Sam made an offer to Bobby by mail for the sale of his mobile home lot at $14,000. Sam's offer included the following: "Acceptance must be by Federal Express no later than 10:30 a.m. on November 5, 2015." Bobby accepted the offer by mail on November 4. The acceptance arrived at 8 a.m. on November 5.

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CSam specified that acceptance must be by Federal Express, but Bobby accepted by mail. This does not meet the specified mode of acceptance, so initially, they do not have a contract (A). However, since Sam received Bobby's acceptance before the deadline, and if Sam decides to treat the acceptance as valid despite the incorrect mode of acceptance, a contract is formed when Sam receives the acceptance, which is on November 5 (C).

On November 1, 2015, Sam Made an Offer to Bobby