Thank you for your replies and advice. Fortunately, with some back and forth, the seller (private -thanks for showing the nuance there S) and I have come to an understanding and they are happy that my booking of flights sufficiently shows my commitment to following through with the purchase as agreed. My understanding of my commitments was more inline with your comments S, although I now recognise my assumptions with what you have pointed out - I will be more explicit about my expectations with sellers in the future to avoid misunderstandings (lesson learned). To be clear regarding an inspe...
Kia Ora, Looking for advice. An offer I made on a car was accepted. The seller agreed (before my offer) they would have no problem holding the car before pick up (about 2 weeks) (I have to fly there as live in different city -I asked a large number of questions of the car but was unable to view in person). The listing offered cash as a payment option, however I selected bank transfer as I thought it would be equivalent but more convenient. We have established that we have the same bank, so the transfer would be instantaneous and they could verify payment before I left with car. I suggested ...