RedC7AZ

Right around the time the Internet became popular, allowing millions of customers to communicate like never before, and become real smart....overnight.

Not passing any judgement on Kerbeck here, just answering your question in general terms.

TSAGG

Companies have policies. As long as it's legal the policy is the policy. I'm fairly certain Kerbeck made the policy known at the time of the order. Kerbeck claims to have over 1,000 C7's in stock, at least this is the claim on local TV commercials and print ads. Sucks in this case but what can you do?

Best of luck.

toddrichards

What can you do? Return his deposit, which in return will keep things like this from happening.

I'm sure KERBECK doesn't care if a few guys on the internet talk badly about them. There's thousands of other people who will buy from them.

97coupechuck

Kerbeck IS a reputable dealer and there is another side of the story. Kerbeck, where you at in this discussion???? Hope on board and enlighten us munions.

WICKEDFRC

What the hell - order two!!

Hope the situation gets resolved professionally. But, if a contract was signed.....

CaptainChet

baron95

Mac Mulkin has 3 triple black Z51s in stock. I'm not sure if there is any instant demand for this in the Northeast. I think Z51s are becoming more generally available. $1,000 discounts on Z51s are coming from Mac Mulkin soon.

Tripple black is my preferred combination and I'm just waiting for the competition seats to become available, and prefer manual, and also I have no use for transparent or carbon fiber roofs.

Else I'd buy one of the Mac Mulkin triple blacks or your car.

Congratulations for ordering a classy color combination. I hope you can sell your position. But I don't think it is anything out of the ordinary for Kerbeck to enforce the deposit on cancelation.

astrotx

x1000 Ban them as a forum dealer...this is complete BS

toddrichards

Agree.. I'm sure one of the other big dealers will pick up the sponsorship.

Dave01GT

This is hilarious. Ban the largest Corvette dealer that pays to serve the members of this board, because he is going by the terms of Chevrolet. Not some contract that he just drafted up from thin air, but one that is used by all Chevy dealers. A deposit is a guarantee to hold and purchase something, and this something was even built to specific tastes. Who cares if it's in high demand and will eventually sell, it's the point that the original poster agreed to the terms and knew in the first place. A deposit shows you're not just a tire kicker, inconvenience, and a waste of time.

TSAGG

I was at Kerbeck this past weekend looking at Corvettes. They have an amazing supply...hundreds both inside and out. Would they sell the custom ordered car in question? Most definitely, but a contract is a contract. Bottom line. I really don't understand folks here taking the position that a business is obligated to reverse position in this scenario.

JoesC5

A couple of years ago I signed up to run my Z06 at Daytona. I knew before I sent my $450 registration in that there were no refunds for cancellations on my end.

I fell and had to have rotator cuff surgery two months before the track day, so I didn't go.


I didn't get on the internet an start bad mouthing the event's sponsors. Since the event fills up quickly and they normally have a waiting list, they might have sold my slot to someone else. But, I knew what the rules were regarding refunds before I registered. AND, I would not hesitate to register with them again to run around Daytona at 175MPH. They did no wrong as I was the no show, not them.

I realize that the OP is not bad mouthing Kerbeck but some of the people responding to him sure are, and for no good reason.

quick04Z06

You are right, in one respect, but wrong in another. Yes, a contract was signed, but since Kerbeck can take delivery of this car and then sell it to someone else ("cover'), their actual damages would be the difference in return, if any, the dealer gets from selling the car to OP or to someone else. Maybe the dealer incurs some extra interest on the floor plan line, or they have to discount the car to sell it, but their damages will be slight, regardless. That is why many feel they should let OP off the hook....

jaymedic44

Wow that stinks! My family has been in the new car business ( not GM) for decades and has NEVER refused to refund a deposit.

Good way to get a very bad reputation. I wonder if Dave Kerbeck knows about this?

427muscle

Agree

BAKnBLK2010

I don't think the OP is saying he wants the deposit back. I think he stated he is trying to sell the car so he won't be out the deposit money......

Z06streetracer

i bought 2 vettes in the past from kerbeck and i would always gp back
they were the easiest and very friendly to me this story sounds a little shady

vetteride4u

So you decide to buy a 70k car and the dealer is to give you back our deposit because decide you don't want it? They have the inventory they ordered and don't need yours!

Nyvetteguy007

There is the black and white of a contract and there is building a relationship....in business one can choose to be cold and fall back on a contract or be flexible and build a relationship that might lead to many more contracts and transactions in the future...just how I look at things...

Jeffrey Ziemer

What's one more car in Kerbeck's huge inventory? I agree give him his deposit back.