Unable to reinstall os x mavericks after erasing Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

All disk verifications ran with "system seems to be ok".
However, when I go to reinstall os x Mavericks, I get an error that says "OS X Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer"
Any help would be much appreciated!

Is Mavericks already installed on the computer? Your profile shows 10.9.1.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23627502#23627502

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