What would you do?
I have been loolkign for a tow vehicle and posted such in the towing vehicle tread. Well I was going to go out of state and all of a sudden I found a vehicle about 30 miles from my home at a GM Deale...
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nodepositnoreturn wrote:
Sorry I’m going against the tide here, the dealer acted to quickly .There was no signed contract ,he should have waited till the vehicle was paid for before replacing the $35.00 part.
If the OP said I’ll buy this truck if you paint it orange, do you guys think the dealer would have painted it with out being paid for? I understand a $35 gasket and a paint job don’t cost the same I am saying if the paint job were made as part of the deal.So the way I see it dealer was angry truck did not get sold, kept money out of spite, OP could have said don’t do anything till my wife looks at it..
Generally everything in life is a learning experience. This one cost $135 to the OP and a potential customer to the dealer.I was in business for many years,I personally would have taken the time and found another truck for the OP to buy. But that’s just the way I think.
How do you know there was no signed contract? Did the buyer just hand $500 in cash or a check or have his credit card charged and get nothing in writing as proof that the deposit was given? I must of missed that in the thread.
I think in some situations paying a deposit is equated with entering into a legal contract. Beyond that, in my opinion your word is a contract. Yes, I'm well aware of the status of things in this day and age but if the words come out of my mouth it's going to happen unless I get hit by a bus.