Deposit on 3.5k Car ???

User1998 · 05-03-2022 01:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118735317#Comment_118735317

Apologies read your post wrong

wotzgoingon · 06-03-2022 09:08PM

I don't know what this deposit bullsh*t is. You either have the money to buy the car or you don't.

I also haven't read the thread just the first page and the poster who even bought his first car and many since with a deposit is just weird.

I understand giving a deposit to a garage/dealer but giving a deposit and handing out log books is just madness. Luckily I never had someone ask if they could give a deposit on a car I was selling. I'm pretty sure I would decline and say first come first served. I have seen ads on Donedeal where people say relisted due to timewasters. I'm not sure if they were messed around with or not but from this thread it seems some people are going around asking someone to hold a car for them after giving €50. Just seems kind of odd.

Seve OB · 06-03-2022 09:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118742507#Comment_118742507

I don’t think it’s odd to put a deposit of €500 on a €3.5k car. I mean, private sale is generally done in cash. Who carries that much cash, go check out car, leave deposit to show you are real and come back next day with the wedge. Hardly bullshit. I think you are being a bit harsh there

Del2005 · 07-03-2022 10:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118742539#Comment_118742539

Then you find out that you can't get insurance or just change your mind. The seller has sent away other potential buyers and now has the hassle of getting the deposit back to you.

No one is saying bring all the money with you when viewing a car. But expecting a private seller to hold it is crazy. The 1st person with the amount the seller wants gets the car not the 1st to view.

Dakota Dan · 09-03-2022 10:16AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118735745#Comment_118735745

Plenty chancers out there, both sellers and buyers.

unkel · 09-03-2022 10:17AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118755444#Comment_118755444

Yeah, so they lose their deposit if they don't go ahead. Surely a win for the seller. I'd take €250 / €500 any day for someone wasting half an hour of my time 😂

Dakota Dan · 09-03-2022 10:21AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118742507#Comment_118742507

There should be no deposit if someone sees the car and are interested they can come back in a day or 2 with the money if they don’t then move on to the next interested party

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Dakota Dan · 09-03-2022 10:24AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118742539#Comment_118742539

€500 deposit for a 3.5k car to hold it overnight? I’d say a lot of buyers would turn on their heels with that demand.

Dakota Dan · 09-03-2022 10:27AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118755451#Comment_118755451

Did you miss the both buyers and sellers part?

unkel · 09-03-2022 11:01AM

Not sure what you mean? I've sold many a car, always want a non-refundable deposit to agree the sale. I will stick to my part of the deal, I immediately take the ad down. Plenty of buyers have gone AWOL or for some reason did not go ahead within the agreed timeframe. I keep the deposit. And put up a new ad. The way of the world.

Seve OB · 09-03-2022 11:54AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118755490#Comment_118755490

And away with them

unkel · 09-03-2022 01:17PM

Exactly. The deposit is a favour to the buyer. If they **** up, they lose it. If they don't want to pay it, they will get no special treatment. No deal.

cpoh1 · 09-03-2022 02:45PM

Always take a deposit myself but ill leave the ad up and take any interested parties details if they call in case the sale falls through.

Haven't encountered issues with people looking for deposits back myself but have had friends get serious hassle from guys pulling out of a sale and wanting a deposit back. Can get messy if people have viewed the car at your house.

unkel · 09-03-2022 02:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118756902#Comment_118756902

Any (veiled) threat and you call the Guards. That nips that right in the bud, they will get a home visit and they will be logged into PULSE too.

It's smart that you leave the ad up, in my case I always want a large enough deposit that it would be worth my while to have to re-do the ad in case I get a time waster.

Deposit on 3.5k Car ???

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