So we are madly looking for a car for the daughter. What she wants is a king or dual cab ute, Navara, Colorado type thing, with a tray not a tub with some fruit. But the type of car is not why I'm here.
We've found a gem, but its on the Gold Coast. The seller has sent a lot of pics, his communication to both me and my daughter is impeccable, and has uploaded two 8 minute youtube vids. The car has been taken care of, the accessories on it are not your cheap Kings stuff. Every "bolt on" is quality, It looks real good. The car is too hard to pass up really.

The seller has offered to drive it down to Melbourne, if we offer his asking price, which even at that is still pretty reasonable considering what is around and what we have seen.

The issue is, he wants a deposit, 10% I think, only fair on his behalf, but this kind of sets the alarm bells going.

So other than flying up there myself. Whats the safest way to do this to ensure we don't lose our deposit, if this is not legit?

Cheers.