Is your "word" something to trust?

[Rick H]

Basic business law. Unfortunatly most do not follow it and I have lost a few cars to this type of dealings.

When you said sent, was the deposit in the mail or was the seller in actual hold of the deposit? There is a difference in legal matters. Saying he sent a deposit means nothing unless the seller actually accepted the deposit and notified the buyer he was in receipt. Unfortunately if the deposit is in the mail the seller can cancel the agreement by notifying the buyer before he receives the deposit. The buyer has the right to do the same before money is accepted.

If he was in receipt then he was wrong and can be held liable. Of course as mentioned it would cost the buyer more as well as the seller. Just not worth the aggrevation.

It's a shame because the car is only one of 100 made and would make a great addition to any garage.

Rick H.