eBay car seller asking for a deposit - is this normal?

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Just for the benefit of anybody who was defending the seller; he changed his mind and agreed I could have the car late last week. We arranged an exact time and place, I bought a coach ticket and even moved my work shift 300 miles to another city for the day. Guess what? He sent me a message two days later saying "I've had two better offers so you need to raise yours". I'll let you be the judge with that but it's a good thing I only booked a cheap coach!

 

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Go anyway and guff through his letter box.