angie ovnicek
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?mt What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? montana
I went to buy a horse for $1000 from a private party, I sent her $250 to hold the horse until I could find transportation for the horse, which would cost me $400 to bring horse to me, on top of purchase price, the horse is 620 miles away, there was no written purchase contract or verbal agrrement about the deposit, well, before horse was paid in full my husbands truck needed a few hundred dollars in repairs and he went to the ER for a false alarm heartattack, well the bills came in and were really high, we have no insurance, I really wanted the horse but regretfully told the seller I would have to bow out and she should find another buyer and kindly asked her for my deposit back, she has refused, she says that I cost her other buyers and she has to advertise the horse again on craigslist, which is FREE, can she legally keep my deposit? it was never disclosed to me that I would not get it back if the deal fell through? this all happened in a 3 week window.
I went to buy a horse for $1000 from a private party, I sent her $250 to hold the horse until I could find transportation for the horse, which would cost me $400 to bring horse to me, on top of purchase price, the horse is 620 miles away, there was no written purchase contract or verbal agrrement about the deposit, well, before horse was paid in full my husbands truck needed a few hundred dollars in repairs and he went to the ER for a false alarm heartattack, well the bills came in and were really high, we have no insurance, I really wanted the horse but regretfully told the seller I would have to bow out and she should find another buyer and kindly asked her for my deposit back, she has refused, she says that I cost her other buyers and she has to advertise the horse again on craigslist, which is FREE, can she legally keep my deposit? it was never disclosed to me that I would not get it back if the deal fell through? this all happened in a 3 week window.