[QUOTE=JSH;10901391]First, it's common in the auto, construction and other industries to provide a 50% deposit up front and the balance at completion. The vendor should have done that.
So are we talking 50% or 80%?
There is a bit of a difference between the two, I would assume. I'm construction born and bred, and currently several of my customers are contractor direct.
. I certainly agree that CAN be common in those instances.
I guess I have been lucky with the automotive side of things; I've never paid a considerable chunk of the bill upfront. In many cases that would throw a red flag to me - particularly 80% down - WHY do you need that much of my cash now?
OP-we are all on your side, hopefully you get the money back. I'm more ticked off at the shop and trying to find some logic as to why any of this took place
