CarMax underpaid vehicle purchase by retaining loan refund
CarMax paid less than the agreed vehicle purchase price after a VIP membership refund posted to the loan, retaining the $1,085 difference instead of remitting it to the seller. This is an individual billing dispute rather than a structural market problem.
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