How to get a title on a motorcycle bought without a title?

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I bought a motorcycle of craigslist the guy who we bought it from said he would get a title for us. He has slowly stopped communication with no title. I contacted the county clerk with the VIN and they can not find it in our state's registry.....What else can be done short of taking that person to small claims court.

Eofij I · Accepted Answer

Run a VIN check on the motorcycle to see if it was stolen would be the first step.

http://www.nmvtis.gov/nmvtis_vehiclehistory.html
gives you a list of sites that offer VIN reports with last state titling and status of title information.  From there you can determine if the bike is stolen and if it is contacting the police and getting this creep arrested.

Anonymous · Answer

The absolutely free reverse vin check sites generally provide fake information. To get real information, money will have to be paid. The free searches provide fake information so they can get your email address to send spam.

Stay away from shady reverse vin check sites, most likely you won't get any information after you make the payment. Not to mention you won't get a report and you won't get an answer if you try to call for a refund. Stick with a reputable reverse vin check site like http://www.reversevincheck.net that has been around since 1995.

StephenWeinstein · Answer

The word "bought" implies paying the owner.  You paid someone, but it might not have been the owner.  If you pay someone for something that person stole, then it is not yours, and it remains the property of the person who owned it when it was stolen.

Check the VIN in the registries of the other states.  See who really owns it.

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