Come on...what is the dealer supposed to do if you haven't put down a deposit and they have someone come off of the street and offer to buy the car? They should turn down a sure sale hopes of hopefully selling you the car? hell no. I was afraid of the EXACT same thing happening to me when I was purchasing my car last month in Utah (I live in Dallas) so I wired the dealership $500 for a deposit to make sure I wouldn't loose the car. It's a tough lesson you just learned... sorry.