It got late and we wanted to take an extra day bef...

It got late and we wanted to take an extra day before committing to buy. Maybe run a carfax report. It's only a smart thing to do. Bosses son asked my 75 year old mother for a $200 deposit even tho we assured him we were coming back. She paid it and later that night carfax reported 3 wrecks and a salvage title. Of course we were gonna pass but the owner, who was in the next morning said deposit was non refundable and could only be used toward that car. None of this was mentioned day before. The contract did mention it was non refundable but no mention of it only usable toward a particular car. The son knew we wouldn't buy if carfax report was not favorable. Very underhanded to ask for a non refundable deposit if customer clearly states they may not purchase if an unknown condition isnt met.. whatever the condition may be. Very bad people.