Gentleman's agreement w/ no receipt?

[firemystdl]

What is the name of your state? Virginia

I agreed to sell collectible items to an individual. He came by and left a deposit after picking some of them up.

Over night, I realized I couldn't emotionally depart with the rest of the items in the collection.

I asked him for the others back, as I'd refund the deposit he left. He wasn't happy, and said he'd have to think about it.

I left him no written receipt of the deposit (paid in cash) or his purchase. No contracts were signed, and I did not write him any sort of "bill of sale".

Does he have any legal recourse? Do I if he does not return the items?

Thanks.

[djohnson]

Was this a vehicle? What kind of items? Lemon Law?

[firemystdl]

Originally Posted by djohnson

Was this a vehicle? What kind of items? Lemon Law?

Not a vehicle... toys, some of which are no longer available.

[djohnson]

ofcourse you can sue for anything, but my opinion is that you have no recourse to get back what he already has, and he has a good shot at holding you to the agreement if he can prove there was one. On a personal note, holding his money and backing out of the deal is a bad thing to do and wouldn't look good on you.

[firemystdl]

Originally Posted by djohnson

ofcourse you can sue for anything, but my opinion is that you have no recourse to get back what he already has, and he has a good shot at holding you to the agreement if he can prove there was one. On a personal note, holding his money and backing out of the deal is a bad thing to do and wouldn't look good on you.

I wasn't planning to hold his money. I fully offered to refund it and then some, adding in 10-20% for good nature.