Two thoughts:

- Verbal offers in fantasy leagues (unlike the real world) may not be sufficient to be binding, but in terms of ethics if you make a verbal offer you have to go through with it if the counterparty accepts as is. If he doesn't, at minimum the rejected owner can let the other owners know as it should affect the reneging owner's trade reputation.

- In terms of contract, it's simple offer and acceptance. Would you have accepted his offer as is, you could have argued to a judge that he had to go through with it, and the judge would likely say you're right (in NY) if you had the evidence to prove the offer was made and you accepted it as is. Of course you're never going to a judge over a fantasy trade, so it would be mainly an ethical argument (see point 1 above). However, in this case, when you rejected and counter-offered, it undid the original offer, since you changed the terms - that offer no longer existed at that point.

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D: Markov/Karlsson(IR)/Letang/Byfuglien/McDonagh/Tyutin/Spurgeon
G: Lundqvist/Hiller/Brodeur

I agree with Vega here, once a deal is rejected, it is off the table unless it was resubmitted as a new trade offer.

In my league we have very specific trading rules.

Specific email mechanics and there is no going back on an offer after it has been accepted. There is also a time limit on the trade proposal. You can't wait 5 days (possibility of a player involved getting injured) to accept a trade. I think we have it as quick as 4 hours.

I got in trouble myself before these rules were in place, partially instated because of me I agreed to a trade and later changed my mind during the 48 hour league evaluation period. There was nothing in the rules that said I couldn't renege.

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LW:Nash | Ryan
RW:Gaborik | Kessel | Voracek
D: Green
G: Miller
IR:
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Daily changes: 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G

Don't mistake opinion for fact.

Nothing's binding until both sides hit accept. Simple as that.

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Defense: Del Zotto / Garrison
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Its only a verbal offer? It means nothing unless the trade is sent via yahoo fantasy platform or if the below process takes place as mentioned by MD.

-Offer made.
-Receiver responds with acceptance.
-Sender confirms acceptance.
-Deal sent with confirmation from both parties to commissioner.
-Commissioner approves deal.

Nothing verbal is final!

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2013/2014 Keeper Rosters below

LW-Kovalchuk/Perron
C-Malkin/Carter/Berglund
RW-Purcell/Simmonds
D-Karlsson/Voynov
G-Rask
P-Schenn/Zjad/Bernier/Lehner/Tokarski/Galchenyuk

League 2 (13 Teams) 4th yr (Postponed 2013)

LW-Ovechkin/Ryan/Perron
C-Backstrom/Tavares
RW-Eriksson/Oshie
D-Doughty/Shattenkirk
G-Thomas
P-Carlson/JVR/Yakupov/Holtby/Neuvirth/Bernier/Lindback/Tokarski