Salvage titles

Submariner said

So, to make it even a little more convoluted, the seller never titled it in his name. The salvage title is in the name of the person he got it from. Car is priced under what the value should be (not half, but 7-10k under where it would normally be). The title is signed by the guy he got it from.

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This complicates it even more, although it is done frequently. Can you get a bill of sale from the titled owner?

Seem like a lot of complications which means more risk for you & less risk for the reseller. I would pay a little more to have him title it in his name.

Has the salvage inspection been done? I would figure out exactly what the status of the title is before moving forward. If all the paperwork has the titled owners name on it and not the reseller, he has no liability at all. He can walk with your money no matter what.