Yep, he's a commecial RE broker. I reminded him this is a car, not real property and you can't just tie it up in 'escrow' while you decide how/when to fund a deal.

Thx Matt. I was shocked how quickly this deal went. I was getting 3-4 calls/day on the car from all over the world. 993 C4S's are in very high demand. Over in GER they bought them and drove them and there's not many left. Porsche decided to go to that ugly 996 design and these became instant collector cars. IMO the 997s were a return to PCAR heaven.

Well put Chad. Your post should be a sticky. Thx for your time on the phone the other day Bro...:thumbsup:

Yup. Thx Ketz...

You kept up your end of the deal and held the car and he flaked.........Keep the deposit

Ron, with you being the "Ron" that I know, which is a straight forward and stand up guy, I know you bent over backwards to reason with the guy and tried to be fair. I say, like many others here, if the refund wasn't mentioned as refundable and the guy never held up his end of the bargain......keep it. It's clear that there was some sort of Tom Foolery on his part and he knows, or at least he should if he's of sound mind, that he didn't do right by you by breaking down the lines of communication. Although, if it seams too much of a hassle with Paypal, give it back to him, but I would even dispute it if he disputes it with Paypal. Lastly, everyone knows that most deposits are not refundable, unless it clearly states that it is. If it doesn't state it, then it isn't.

Thx Jerr and Marcus!

Just got an email from his 'Attorney' ... :lol:

Ron, let me send him a reply from "your atty".. :lol:

I would disagree with most here. You sold the car on 3/10, and then again last sunday, which was the 18th. You didn't even wait a week before deciding to sell it the second time. Yes, I would expect someone to pay immediately, as I myself would do. But you really didn't even give him a week, and you knew he was out of the country. Unless you had an agreement to only hold it for a certain time period, I would just give him the money back and go on.

You should have told him upfront that you would not consider his $250 a deposit until he paid the entire $500. In that case, no harm no foul, and you are free to sell it out from under him. He never had an effective deposit and the right thing to do would be to hand him his money back also.

totally disagree!! its the buyer responsibility to pay up, or atleast communicate any issues that are keeping him/her from paying up. Keep the money or make him work for it.

Read Ron's previous comment on BOS stating buyer to pay IN FULL within 24 hrs.... your opinion of a week not being long enough to wait is irrelevant.