# Do I have to give a deposit back? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 6, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-i-have-to-give-a-deposit-back/41348 "2008-01-06T12:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 25
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-i-have-to-give-a-deposit-back/41348/25 "2008-01-06T19:06:47Z")
> [@TurboTSi](#): > > He sent me a **postal money order** also, so it wasn’t a check (not sure if that matters). . Take this as a hard lesson learned. _Send the money back._ Next time, make it clear that any deposits are non-refundable :ham: Send the money now. If you decide to play hardball, you had better PRAY that no one can find your ebay ad and this kid didn’t keep any form of communication between you because now you are talking about a federal crime (due to the method of payment). Fraud conducted through the federal postal system is not taken lightly. > [@Dlucas](#): > > Time and time again, month after month there are scammer threads and dozens of threads much like this one…you’d think after reading one or two or seven that people here would learn how to correctly, safely and legitmately sell cars. You would think so :shrug: --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-i-have-to-give-a-deposit-back/41348)._