# Do I have to give a deposit back?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![eclipsed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbce88/32.png) [@eclipsed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eclipsed)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-i-have-to-give-a-deposit-back/41348/26 "2008-01-06T19:32:39Z")

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> [@Rx3](#):
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> Take this as a hard lesson learned. _Send the money back._ Next time, make it clear that any deposits are non-refundable :ham:
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> 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.
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> obviously wire fraud is a big deal, but this is not what happened.
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> You would think so :shrug:

i dont know if this is entirely correct, rick… when i studied the UCC, we came up with case studies like this, and i dont think the buyer has any recourse in a situation like this. jordan, if you really want to find the right answer, talk to a family friend (if you have one) that is a lawyer.

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