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Hi there, I have a quick question on a car i was wanting to purchase. The car was being sold in Hamilton, so I had my borhter in law check it out, was happy with it, and wanted to purchase subject to it passing a vehicle inspection. The dealer said this was fine, and we agreed they would do it in the morning for $65 (they are aa certified). In the meantime the dealer asked for a deposit to hold the car, and I agreed (with it being refundable if something was wrong on the inspection). We agreed on a sale price of $2000, and the dealer said he would text me his bank account details for the deposit.
This was last night, but I never heard back from him, despite trying to call him back several times. I finally got through by calling straight to the dealership this morning, and was informed that after speaking to me last night he went and sold the car to another dealership.
My question is, given we had a verbal agreement he would sell me the car, does that agreement still stand even though I was unable to give the deposit?