Quoted from egyptrus:

I've actually had this happen. I sent a deposit via paypal to a seller at his request, you know, to show I was "serious". When I showed up at his house to pick up the game and pay the rest in cash, it was gone. According to him, someone had offered more ($100) and came right away and paid cash. "You did see that I refunded your deposit, right" On top of it, the deal wasn't a screaming deal either, it was a fairly priced game and apparently, someone wanted it more and was willing to pay more. So, even though we had a "deal" with money exchanging hands, it didn't stop the seller from backing out of the deal.

Quoted from DanQverymuch:

I found this interesting page regarding something called the Statute of Frauds:
http://nationalparalegal.edu/public_documents/courseware_asp_files/contracts/DefensesToFormation/StatuteOfFrauds.asp
If I'm reading this right, to be enforceable, a contract for goods worth over $500 must be in writing.

Quoted from scottslash:

Legal contract? Yeah, take em to court. Sheesh. Most litigious country in the world... and let's work to keep it that way!! Gimme a break.
Standing in the driveway trying to close a deal, sure, bring your lawyer with you. Or maybe there's another approach... or reality.

Quoted from JSW1:

Hi All
I'm the guy that sold the WCS game, I paid 1100 for it about 10 years ago. I am an electrician and do not make 400 an hour. my kids are gone and I offerd them the game but they didn't want it. About a year ago I was asking around to sell it and the most anyone offerd was 900. We were cleaning out the basement so I decided to post the machine on CL and it does work fine with some minor scratches on the case. I would have wanted more for it but It's my fault for not finding out the true value first. Ben was the first to call and asked a few ?'s and said he would take it and was on his way with the cash so I said sold then. I don't feel ripped off and I always keep my word on a deal, my integrity is worth more than money. the guy that Emailed after the fact for 2700 seemed like the intention was to make me feel like I got screwed. I'm happy with the deal. hope ben plays the game and enjoys it