When a Yacht Broker Isn't. How Two VanDutch Buyers Lost Deposits

Couple Brings Fight for Refund to Federal Court

Jun 29, 2023

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An Illinois couple made a deposit toward the purchase of a $752,000 boat, which was never built—at least not for them.

Counterintuitive as it may seem, something can happen both rarely and regularly. For example: Making a downpayment of $150,000 for a new boat that never gets built and no one returns your money.

A May 26 story in the South Florida Sun-Sen…

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