Quoted from Monk:I don't take deposits, so forgive my question, but why would someone take a deposit if the idea is to just give it back when the deal falls through?
Anytime I make an offer on a game that I can't pick up immediately due to distance, I email (and call) the seller and offer to Paypal a $100 or $200 deposit. I ask them to remove the ad, consider it sold, and I'll pick up the game this weekend, and if for any reason I don't take it they keep the deposit.
I've never had someone NOT do it and have never NOT taken the game.