kdebello
Well-Known Member
OK, this is a long story but here's the shorter version.
Sold a Featherlite open car trailer on ebay in 2007.
I get a call a few weeks ago from someone claiming to be from NY State Police looking to get info on a trailer I owned and sold. I thought it was a scam so I had him give me the info he had, and everything seemed to check out. He even emailed me the docs he had with my name on it.
Ends up, the guy I sold it to 12 years ago, never registered it. Apparently just used plates from another trailer all this time. In NJ, there's no title for trailers under 2500 lbs, only a Cert of Ownership. The latest owner, who lives in NY, has the COA with my name on it. He says NY needs a title. The NY State police (not sure if he's a trooper or just works with NY) and the latest owner are asking me to see what I can do, since NJMVC shows the trailer was last registered in my name.
It all still sounds a little fishy. The email from the NY State guy did come from a troopers.ny.gov address. He did have my original docs from when I owned the trailer.
I still didn't get an answer as to why Guy#2 can't help. At least get the docs in his name since he's had the trailer for 12 years.
My main concern is getting involved in this and having Guy#2 come back and say it's still his trailer.
This is why I stopped selling crap on ebay. There's always some sort of hassle. Even years later.
Sold a Featherlite open car trailer on ebay in 2007.
I get a call a few weeks ago from someone claiming to be from NY State Police looking to get info on a trailer I owned and sold. I thought it was a scam so I had him give me the info he had, and everything seemed to check out. He even emailed me the docs he had with my name on it.
Ends up, the guy I sold it to 12 years ago, never registered it. Apparently just used plates from another trailer all this time. In NJ, there's no title for trailers under 2500 lbs, only a Cert of Ownership. The latest owner, who lives in NY, has the COA with my name on it. He says NY needs a title. The NY State police (not sure if he's a trooper or just works with NY) and the latest owner are asking me to see what I can do, since NJMVC shows the trailer was last registered in my name.
It all still sounds a little fishy. The email from the NY State guy did come from a troopers.ny.gov address. He did have my original docs from when I owned the trailer.
I still didn't get an answer as to why Guy#2 can't help. At least get the docs in his name since he's had the trailer for 12 years.
My main concern is getting involved in this and having Guy#2 come back and say it's still his trailer.
This is why I stopped selling crap on ebay. There's always some sort of hassle. Even years later.