Getting a lost title

I was skeptical about the whole Vermont thing as I live in NJ where it is super hard to get a title for anything. I heard about it for years, but never heard any success can stories. I had a 70 Demon with a NY transferable title/registration and a bill of sale. I went to DMV for a title, no go because the bill of sale had to be notorized. I tried unsuccessfully to locate the previous owner and wasn't sure what to do next. I had heard of the "Vermont Loophole" and decided to give it a try. I downloaded the paperwork online filled it out and sent it in with the handwritten bill of sale and a check for what I thought it was supposed to cost, which is the tricky part as you more or less have to figure that out yourself, which I did...wrong.
Not really a big deal as they sent everything back with corrections and all I had to do was make out a new check for the correct amount and send it all back. About 3 weeks later I got a registration and tags in the mail. I took that with a picture of the vin to the NJDMV where the girl at the counter went back to her supervisor a couple time, which had me a little nervous and I'm glad I took a picture of vin, because at the very end she asked me for that too. When I gave a her copy of that she seemed surprised lol, but then she reached for the tags and finished the paperwork and a few minutes later it was over, and I walked out with a NJ transferable title in my name.
To get the Vermont registration and tags, it was really no questions asked, a $313 fee and only took about 6 weeks including factoring for the returned paperwork. Of course I had to pay about $171 for the title, registration and tags from the NJDMV, but that would have been the case, even with a title from the previous owner.
If you're not in a rush don't pay some scam artist extra money and time to do it, just do it yourself...it works!