Talisha Digrande: if you sold the car to the first person and signed the title over to her, then your done, case closedlet them figure it outgood luck
Esteban Lyson: You are supposed to take the buyer to the DMV with you in order to change ownership. Look at it this way if the car was drivable and involved in a wreck the person legally responsible would be the last registered owner you not the person you sold it to and never reported. I had a customer that sold a car to someone it was wrecked and towed in here. We pulled the record of ownership it showed the last owner as our customer he had to pay the towing and bill he was then sued because he was the last reported title holder....Show more
Truman Biby: Sounds to me like you should call your local dmv & find out the facts (or google it, most states have their dmv info online). In my state you have to sign the title, put the odometer reading on the title & put the new owners name. & they have 20 days to re-re! gister the vehicle in their name. You should provide a bill of sale & get a cashiers check, but you don't have to since you put the new owners name on the title.If the nut wants to hire a private investigator -> knock himself out! He should be looking into small claims court against this lady for his money back since she sold a car with out a clear title which I believe is illegal.Personally I'd tell this guy to go pound sand, it's not my problem that he turned over cash w/o knowing all the details & fine print. Especially if he's asking me to do him a favor & he's harassing me... not the way to get on my good side. Though, to be kind I'd tell him to send me the $ for getting a letter notarized (not cheap $10 - $20) & I'll mail it. Why is it you have to spend your time driving all over the place for him. You didn't do anything wrong. I believe the term(s) for what this lady did is title jumping or in a nutshell she flipped your car.Below are some links that discuss the issu! e & what you can do.. & from what I am reading... it's not you! r problem but in fact the new owners problem.Good Luck...Show more
Romana Stiman: Tell this person the car is not yours, that you sold it, and if someone is attempting to jump the title he needs to take that up with whomever he bought the car from, which was not you. Tell him hire whomever he likes, but you will consider any further contact harassment.The person you sold it to needs to change it to her name, and pay the necessary fees, not some subsequent buyer or you.Added: It's really the problem of the subsequent buyer, who bought from someone who had no right to sell since the title was not in her name, once he checked the title and saw that, that should have been the end of it. If he continued on and got scammed, that is no fault of yours....Show more
Norine Lomonte: IF, all this guy needs is a notorized letter from you about the price, then do that and send it certified mail, return receipt, so you have verification he received the letter. But I have a! feeling he will need more than that to straighten this mess out. Unfortunately there may be more too it than just a notorized letter. You didn't say what state you are in, and different states have different regulations about titles. But basically, you are right, the lady you sold it to never titled the vehicle in her name. And if that isn't bad enough, she probably crossed out the old price, whited out the old price or something else to void the title, so the new owner cant do a thing with it. And, "that lady" can't do anything about it because, legally the car was never hers, since she never titled it in her name. So, according to motor vehicle, you are still the owners of the car. And you are the only ones that can do anything to correct this problem. Probably why this guy is contacting you instead of her. There is a sort of brght side to this, but unfortunately it will cost you. You may have to apply for a duplicate title from the state. Then you have a numb! er of choices, once you get it. You can put "that woman's" name as buy! er, put the price she paid, date it and sign it and send it to her to deal with. But she will have to title it in her name, which is where the problem originally started. Your other option at this point is, you can put the new owners name on the title, like you sold it directly to him. Not very legal, it is called skipping title because "that woman" never paid any taxes on the car. But it is probably your best alternative now. I am not telling you to do something illegal, I am just giing you options. There may be another option. But that depends on the state you are in. In some states, as long as "that lady" did NOT sign the back of the title as buyer, you can get a notorized letter stating her name was put on the title in error, and the selling price is whatever. If it is possible in your state, the letter must have all the information about the vehicle, year, make model, serial number, mileage etc. And it also must state the new owners name, address, mileage, pri! ce etc. And there may be states that even though she signed the title as buyer, you can correct it. You would have to check with the state you live in or the state the new owner is trying to register the vehicle in. A notorized letter may do the trick. If the second buyer choses to take further action, you may have to get a duplicate title anyway. You are after all sill the legal owner of this car. He could, or anyone could just park the car somewhere and leave it...and since you are still the legal owners, you would be held responsible for any tickets, towing, impound and storage fees!!! Unless you have a copy of the front and the back of the title, with "that woman's" name as buyer, and a signed receipt saying you sold the car to "That woman" you are up a creek without a paddle and are responsible!! And I am only presuming, you just signed the back of the title without filling out her name, which is what most people do. And didn't think to get a signed receipt ! or confirmation that you sold it to her. Most people don't do that eit! her. Or made a copy of the front and back of the title. And she just put his name as buyer, and changed the price, thus voiding the title. So back to the not so legal alternative. Once you get the duplicate title, you can "sell" it to the guy that keeps calling you. Put his name as "buyer", put an amount in the price, put the odometer reading date it and sign it as seller. Then make a copy of it, front and back, and send it to him "certified mail" with a return receipt! Now you have documentation that you did your part in getting him the proper paperwork. And lastly, if your state requires you to turn in your plates, make sure you turn them in and get a receipt for them. This will help you confirm you no longer own, insure or drive the car. So, in short, because this has been pretty lengthly...IF a notorized letter with all the proper information on it will do in your or his state, do it ASAP and send it certified with a return receipt verifying he has recei! ved the letter. Notarizing, certified w/return receipt will be a lot less than gas to to drive there and back. If that doesn't work, apply for a duplicate title and go from there, whatever alternative you decide to chose. According to the state, you are still the legal owners of this vehicle and are responsible for any violations, tickets, towing, impound fees etc. And that could cost you alot. You are not the first this has happened to, and you won't be the last. So learn your lesson and make sure if you ever sell a car again, you get copies, receipts, turn in your plates and get proof that you sold the car and who you sold it to. ...Show more
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