(blTom asks Marion to hold-on to the cars for a day or two until he gets a bank loan tor the cars. Marion says that she will keep the cars for three days, but as there are other interested parties for the three cars, she will onlyr do this if Torn paid her 15,000 as a deposit. If after the three days Tom proceeded to lzuualIr the three cars his deposit will be subtracted from the total purchase price of 30,000. If, however, Tom did not proceed with the purchase in three days, she will keep the deposit as "compensation" for not selling the cars for three days. They both agree on these terms, and Tom pays 15,000. However, a day later Tom phones Marion to say that he will not proceed with the purchase as he found similar cars