I bought a vehicle from a guy in another state off of an internet site. He reperesented the car as being in "good shape" and as a "daily driver". I sent him a deposit over the net and met with him a few days later in Georgia (his home state) to pick up the car. He did not have the title and I withheld part of the money (about 20%) until he delivered the title (which he did in a couple of weeks). In the mean time, the car left me by the side of the road on the way home. It has no heat and is definately NOT in the condition he described. I have not sent him the rest of the money because putting the car into the shape that it was supposed to be in when I bought it is going to cost nearly twice the remaining balance. I contacted him and tried to reconcile the problem. I asked that he either refund my money or agree to forfeit the balance that I owed him. He doesn't want to do either and is threatening to take me to small claims (magistrate's court). I am in SC. He wants to file his claim in GA (where I picked up the car). Am I correct in assuming that he has to file the claim in my county of residence? What chance do I stand to be able to keep the money to perform the repairs?
Thanks for any advice
fenderjw
Thanks for any advice
fenderjw