Took Deposit on Car But change of mind

Raiser

coolbeans wrote: »

I think it's entirely reasonable to keep E50 for the inconvenience, cost of the ad and most importantly the loss of the eight callers who now think the car is off the market. Holding onto E300 would be harsh.

There ends the thread - OP you shouldn't be put out by this guys mistake - But to sting him for €300 would be really wrong in my opinion - Take the €50 and let a decent (hopefully) soul off the hook.

Bettyboop

cronin_j wrote: »

Id keep the deposit and indeed i have done in the past. The amount of Fúcking timewasters out there are unreal!!

Have a guy coming tomorrow to buy it providing paperwork is in order which it is,he was one caller I forgot to texted to say it was sold so he is none the wiser of the events
So will hopefully get cash and NO deposit so I can buy a bigger car for 2 and 1 on the way grandkids seems every year now I am getting bigger cars:D
No 1st guy can keep All his deposit just glad it will be all over hopefully tomorrow;)

Bettyboop

Raiser wrote: »

There ends the thread - OP you shouldn't be put out by this guys mistake - But to sting him for €300 would be really wrong in my opinion - Take the €50 and let a decent (hopefully) soul off the hook.

agreed and no will refund deposit in full like I said
btw I would have been without a car for almost 2 weeks just thought off that:D
And while I am posting an end to this looooong thread thought I would mention a guy who asked me for €50 for petrol to come and look at car as he had to travel from Ballbriggin:D
Thanks and appreciate all your posts

Seth Brundle

Bettyboop wrote: »

a guy who asked me for €50 for petrol to come and look at car as he had to travel from Ballbriggin:D

ROFL - muppet

unkel

Bettyboop wrote: »

Have a guy coming tomorrow to buy it providing paperwork is in order which it is,he was one caller I forgot to texted to say it was sold so he is none the wiser of the events
So will hopefully get cash and NO deposit so I can buy a bigger car for 2 and 1 on the way grandkids seems every year now I am getting bigger cars:D
No 1st guy can keep All his deposit just glad it will be all over hopefully tomorrow;)

And I think it is fair to say that you have done right. If you believe in karma, now's the chance to play the Lotto

Delancey

Bettyboop wrote: »

agreed and no will refund deposit in full like I said
btw I would have been without a car for almost 2 weeks just thought off that:D
And while I am posting an end to this looooong thread thought I would mention a guy who asked me for €50 for petrol to come and look at car as he had to travel from Ballbriggin:D
Thanks and appreciate all your posts

Frightening the Bullsh1t and Timewasters a car seller has to suffer :mad:

Solnskaya

Bettyboop wrote: »

agreed and no will refund deposit in full like I said
btw I would have been without a car for almost 2 weeks just thought off that:D
And while I am posting an end to this looooong thread thought I would mention a guy who asked me for €50 for petrol to come and look at car as he had to travel from Ballbriggin:D
Thanks and appreciate all your posts

offer it up Betty! Hopefully the new car you buy will be lucky for you.

Raiser

Solnskaya wrote: »

offer it up Betty! Hopefully the new car you buy will be lucky for you.

Your posts on this thread annoyed me - I may be wrong, but apart from you taking the profiteering, dishonest side in this, I intuitively just fcuking know that if it was you as the buyer in this situation you'd have collapsed in floods of desperate tears on the sellers doorstep weeping and begging for your money back

stimpson

Raiser wrote: »

Your posts on this thread annoyed me - I may be wrong, but apart from you taking the profiteering, dishonest side in this, I intuitively just fcuking know that if it was you as the buyer in this situation you'd have collapsed in floods of desperate tears on the sellers doorstep weeping and begging for your money back

There is nothing dishonest in keeping a deposit. It's there for a reason.

You could say it's dishonest to sell a car while holding a deposit for someone else.

sh1tstirrer

Delancey wrote: »

Frightening the Bullsh1t and Timewasters a car seller has to suffer :mad:

There are plenty time waster sellers out there as well

Plug

This thread brought a tear to my eye, also the baby Jesus cried too:p

-Corkie-

Plug wrote: »

This thread brought a tear to my eye, also the baby Jesus cried too:p

Its making my eyes bleed...

bucketybuck

Bettyboop wrote: »

guy who asked me for €50 for petrol to come and look at car as he had to travel from Ballbriggin:D

You should have given him the €50, and perhaps a bit more. Karma you know, what goes around comes around, etc etc. Maybe someday you will need petrol, and will want some woo woo expert to give it to you.

wonski

Last time I paid deposit it was 50E on 1400E car. If the OP took reasonable amount like this, there wouldn't be a problem. 300E is more like advance payment to me, and I would give it back too. Smaller deposit like 50-100E is good enough to keep timewasters out, and if the buyer changes his mind, it is much easier to keep it without worrying about karma.

Reloc8

OP just wants everyone to tell him he should keep the deposit.

Keeping the deposit in this case would be a ****ty thing to do.

TestTransmission

bucketybuck wrote: »

You should have given him the €50, and perhaps a bit more. Karma you know, what goes around comes around, etc etc. Maybe someday you will need petrol, and will want some woo woo expert to give it to you.

You're joking right? I can't tell.

jimmyw

Bettyboop wrote: »

Had 8 calls today for a car I have for sale 1st person arrived after I just advertised it:D After an 1hr standing in rain while he tests it etc he agrees to buy it.Took deposit on car and he agreed to give me rest in a week.During this hr outside I had lots of calls regarding car.Told them it was sold and removed ad.Now got a call from buyer saying he forgot the babys pram and it might not fit in the boot Do I have to return his deposit?:(
Thanks

Surely you didnt allow them to test drive your car on their own

I once had a foreign national test drive a passat one time and gave me a deposit.Then the next day they rang and said that someone got cancer and changed their mind.I said no, so actually made money on the car.Didnt believe their story.Your buyer could be genuine though.

Saab Ed

EDs guide to a Private Sale transaction

1) If asked where can you meet them I'd always say anywhere you want so long as its within a 40 second walk back to my house after you've bought the car. If you dont make them do the work then they'll mess you around.

2) I dont care whats wrong with it ( infact I most likely already know ) , are you buying it or not. " Okay we have a deal " or " No thanks, not for me " takes 3 seconds to say , not 25 minutes. Dont bore me with sob stories or spoof problems that you think you've found, I dont care.

3) Test drives are with me after you've shown me proof of insurance. After that I'll bring you for a drive and you can see what you think from the passenger seat.

4) No deposits please, you either come with the money and drive it home or you take a chance and come back with the full amount and hope its not sold. First up, best dressed as far as I 'm concerned.

Private sales are just that, a private transaction between two people. You're not friends, neither have many rights either way and you're just looking to get your few quid in. Its not about being nice, its about selling the car and it aint sold till the money is drank :D

jimmyw

Saab Ed wrote: »

EDs guide to a Private Sale transaction

1) If asked where can you meet them I'd always say anywhere you want so long as its within a 40 second walk back to my house after you've bought the car. If you dont make them do the work then they'll mess you around.

2) I dont care whats wrong with it ( infact I most likely already know ) , are you buying it or not. " Okay we have a deal " or " No thanks, not for me " takes 3 seconds to say , not 25 minutes. Dont bore me with sob stories or spoof problems that you think you've found, I dont care.

3) Test drives are with me after you've shown me proof of insurance. After that I'll bring you for a drive and you can see what you think from the passenger seat.

4) No deposits please, you either come with the money and drive it home or you take a chance and come back with the full amount and hope its not sold. First up, best dressed as far as I 'm concerned.

Private sales are just that, a private transaction between two people. You're not friends, neither have many rights either way and you're just looking to get your few quid in. Its not about being nice, its about selling the car and it aint sold till the money is drank :D

Not much point in asking for proof of insurance, and then not letting them drive it with you there.You cant expect them to not want to test drive.You are ruthless, so you are:D
Edit Oh after they have test drove it, sorry.

ShadowHearth

Well hung wrote: »

Give it back, if it was the other way around you'd want it back. By the sounds of it you will have no problem selling the car.

Wasnt the point of deposit to make people responsible for theyr actions? Don't give deposit if you are not 100% sure.

Op, keep deposit. He did wasted your time, no matter what excuse he got.

jsd1004

Bettyboop wrote: »

So I turned away potential buyers for nothing and stood in rain for nothing too?
Plus removed my ad that I just put up for €3 as well?And have to start the whole process again:mad:

A deposit is just for that event. Keep the money. Business is not about being nice.

HJL

I'd take my expenses out of the deposit and give the rest back if it were me. I know you don't have to, but I wouldn't want to profit at the expense of others. If it was just a donedeal ad and a bit of my time I think id be happy with €20 and giving the €280 back.

Especially considering the amount, if i were buying a €1000 car and needed to put a deposit down there is no way id put down €300.

Bettyboop

HJL wrote: »

I'd take my expenses out of the deposit and give the rest back if it were me. I know you don't have to, but I wouldn't want to profit at the expense of others. If it was just a donedeal ad and a bit of my time I think id be happy with €20 and giving the €280 back.

Especially considering the amount, if i were buying a €1000 car and needed to put a deposit down there is no way id put down €300.

Never asked him for deposit,he wanted me to hold the car for 7-14 days and HE wanted to put €300 down as a holding fee.
Anyway car was sold today to a mechanic for his girlfriend took all off 15mins:)
Deposit was returned in full to Timewaster I will call him at 12.45pm

Delancey

Bettyboop wrote: »

Never asked him for deposit,he wanted me to hold the car for 7-14 days and HE wanted to put €300 down as a holding fee.
Anyway car was sold today to a mechanic for his girlfriend took all off 15mins:)
Deposit was returned in full to Timewaster I will call him at 12.45pm

Good . Did you get the price you wanted ?

Popoutman

I lost a €500 deposit on a car that I was to purchase late in the summer, as my own car sale fell through and the bank were not happy to extend the amount that the difference would have made (the extra would have made the bank people have to go to GE money so that would be a problem), so I realised that the whole transaction was not good for me at all and that I should concentrate on clearing little things like overdraft and credit card before spending on a car again. I could have gone for it but I didn't *need* to, hence my change.

The salesman refused to give me back any of the deposit., but as I just checked and the car is still listed as for sale for ~10k, I can't really challenge that decision.

Solnskaya

Bettyboop wrote: »

Never asked him for deposit,he wanted me to hold the car for 7-14 days and HE wanted to put €300 down as a holding fee.
Anyway car was sold today to a mechanic for his girlfriend took all off 15mins:)
Deposit was returned in full to Timewaster I will call him at 12.45pm

Delighted to hear it-if it is a long,hard sale, it's seldom worth it.

Bruthal

Bettyboop wrote: »

cant try pram as its in Croatia for the next week with his wife

There`s probably no pram, or wife.

James.

what is the point of a deposit ?

surely a deposit is to discourage people from messing about.

if people can get the deposit back then there is no point having a deposit from a sellers point of view

rabbitinlights

I would never give back a deposit out of principle. Even on a 1k car, it's teaches the (non) buyer a valuable lesson that they will hopefully remember for the future.

Also when taking (or giving) a deposit I have always given a written receipt for it stating the total sale price and the non refundable deposit amount signed by both parties.

S.