Selling my dad's 88 GT T-top car. T-tops were dealer installed, this is not a CJB car but they are C&C t-tops and are listed on the window sticker. 64K miles, automatic. Original florida car. Tons of documentation and receipts going back to original owner. Very nice condition overall. New fuel pump, injectors, EGR tube, sway bar end links. Car has the lumbar seat, and performance sound. Has been driven very little in the past 9 years and was stored in a climate controlled building. $10,000 obo. Located in NW Milwaukee WI suburbs.
That is a CJB car, as shown on window sticker.......a very early fiero too. #103
Nice car, fair price, good luck with sale
But it isnt on the product code sticker. So I believe he is correct. Nice car, nice color, nice interior. Has almost all the options. A little TLC and it would make a nice show car.
The CarFax only shows the WI Title and registration history, nothing recorded for the State of NJ.
If the seller on eBay in NJ is selling this car with the WI Title that creates several possible problems...
1. The WI Title should/could have the NJ Buyers name on it 2. The NJ Buyer never got a NJ Title in their name 3. The WI seller signed off on the title leaving the buyer field blank
All the above is called an Open Title and its ILLEGAL, buyer beware.
(note: if its a dealer that is another matter, but its being listed as a Private Seller and going by the sellers profile it doesn't look to be a dealer)
It's also possible the NJ Seller has a brand new NJ Title in their name and the system hasn't shown that transaction yet, so I would recommend asking the NJ Seller if they have a NJ Title in their name.
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The CarFax only shows the WI Title and registration history, nothing recorded for the State of NJ.
If the seller on eBay in NJ is selling this car with the WI Title that creates several possible problems...
1. The WI Title should/could have the NJ Buyers name on it 2. The NJ Buyer never got a NJ Title in their name 3. The WI seller signed off on the title leaving the buyer field blank
All the above is called an Open Title and its ILLEGAL, buyer beware.
(note: if its a dealer that is another matter, but its being listed as a Private Seller and going by the sellers profile it doesn't look to be a dealer)
It's also possible the NJ Seller has a brand new NJ Title in their name and the system hasn't shown that transaction yet, so I would recommend asking the NJ Seller if they have a NJ Title in their name.
Sounds like your just butt hurt that someone is trying to make a buck off of it.
Sounds like your just butt hurt that someone is trying to make a buck off of it.
The purpose of my post (and most of my posts) is being a Fiero community member and helping other members, this is common practice in most automotive community forums I've belonged to over the last 25 years. Some of us like to give others in the community a "heads up" when an abnormality comes up for sale, especially when somebody is spending 5-figures and the nightmare it can create for the buyer. My occupation is motor vehicle fraud investigation so I'm sharing my knowledge with other forum members to help prevent them from getting burned, I thought my post was quite clear in that regard. Your post is also quite clear and noted.
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The purpose of my post (and most of my posts) is being a Fiero community member and helping other members ...
I'll 'second' that and I really appreciate knowing that you guys are out there keeping an eye on things.
My concern with the new eBay posting is that it uses all the old listing pictures. If I was considering making an offer/bidding I would ask the Seller to send me a picture of something specific with the car. Of course it has been on Craigslist where I've found that ads were actually fake (i.e. someone 'selling' another person's car) but it's good to be careful on eBay too. No offense meant to this current Seller.
The purpose of my post (and most of my posts) is being a Fiero community member and helping other members, this is common practice in most automotive community forums I've belonged to over the last 25 years. Some of us like to give others in the community a "heads up" when an abnormality comes up for sale, especially when somebody is spending 5-figures and the nightmare it can create for the buyer. My occupation is motor vehicle fraud investigation so I'm sharing my knowledge with other forum members to help prevent them from getting burned, I thought my post was quite clear in that regard. Your post is also quite clear and noted.
Seems like all you do is go around policing posts. Here is a idea, instead of assuming the seller gave a "Illegal" open title why don't you just ask him.
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I think it's appropriate to post that info. The buyer can take into consideration when making an offer/ purchase decision. To some it may not matter, to others it might. A buyer should have as much info as he can when making a purchase.
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