Title help?????

I bought a Barracuda in Virginia which had a Florida title. The title was signed by the seller several years earlier. I didn't attempt to have it registered in NC. I sold the car and went to the license agency with the buyer to register the car in his name and because we didn't sign the title before hand the state would not accept it, drawing a line through it saying open title or something. Anyway I wrote the person in Florida at her last adress after searching on line for a phone number. She called me back and toild me what she needed to have a duplicate title issued. I sent the title to her with $90.00 which was the cost involved. She went to the agency in Florida had an instant title issued, signed it and sent it back to me. With the priority mail all together I spent about $100 to make the deal ligit. Why not write the owner and ask if he would help. The lady I delt with not only helped me, but we became friends.
Good Luck