Quote Originally Posted by HatchHero View Post
you sent him the title back??
to get this fixed, i mean i dont see why it is hard to be honest about this stuff it should have been fixed by now... this is causing me alot off stress right now, and if i have to go to court i guess its what i have to do im going to be nice and give him till friday off next week if i dont have it by then im going to have to take off work/school for this and get this tooken care off.. in court my lawyer is rly hoping i go to court about this im hoping it doesnt come down to that

Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett View Post
Ok. I am sure I am reposting but will write anyway to make sure.

A. IF THE TITLE IS NOT IN HIS NAME and he SIGNED under the buyers name, he HAS to register the car in HIS name to sell it to you and for you to be able to register it. Some tag offices MAY let it slide with a bill of sale, but that is the LEGAL way of doing it.

B. If the car wasn't in HIS name, he didn't even legally own the car, no matter what. If for some reason that car was impounded, know who can get it out? Know who's contacted? The PREVIOUS owner.

So he sold you a car in someone elses name but provided a bill of sale, that bill of sale isn't even technically valid unless like I said in A. the tag office accepts that because he doesn't own the car. I could steal a car and the title, write a bill of sale signing my name...a cop would laugh. Who cares what so and so says if the title says another name?

DID YOU GET a title? If so, why did you send it back? For him to register it I assume and send you the new title?

It's really both of your faults, I know when buying a car you sometimes look over things like that I've made bad decisions too but with a title always check the name, I've bought TONS of cars that weren't in the sellers name, but they didn't sign the buyer box, that's fine, I sign it and register it and skip the guy I bought it from. However this is just a bitch situation, he should of mentioned that he signed that box, everyone I've dealt with always mentioned that they didn't have the title in their name.

I hope it works out.
the bill of sale is to prove you legaly bought it... and thanks i hope it works out too