Legal Question in Consumer Law in California

I have agreed to purchase a vehicle from a seller on Craigslist. The seller and I both signed a hand typed bill of sale. The agreed price was $7,250. I gave a $500 check to the seller as a deposit and he said he would not show the car to anyone else. The seller has not deposited the check. The seller does not have the title because there is a lien on the vehicle. He said that his company is supposed to pay the difference on the loan (about $2,500). Now the seller is trying to get more money for the car. He says that he meant to put $7,950. I wrote back a lengthy email about that not being the price we agreed to. Now he wrote back agreeing to our original price, but saying that now his company is dragging their feet with the $2,500 check. He has also now tried showing the car to other buyers and is trying to get more money. Since he does not have the title in hand (because of the outstanding loan), do I have any legal recourse here or am I just screwed? It has already been 2 weeks of this back and forth. We are in California if that makes any difference.


Asked on 3/14/13, 9:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kelvin Green The Law Office of Kelvin Green

You have an agreement, he either needs to finalize the purchase or he is in breach and return your deposit .. Sounds like he s not operating in good faith.

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Answered on 3/14/13, 10:43 pm


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