[W126 Coupe] Stolen coupe on ebay

[JohnJayKimrey1 at aol.com]

I thought it was the same in most states but not N. Carolina. I purchased  my 
89 SEC from a woman near Raleigh. Her son did the transaction with me as she  
is 83 years young and in a nursing home.The car was in storage at the family  
estate and I do mean estate(wow).He got her to sign over the title ahead of  
time and a notary witnessed, signed and stamped the title(required by  law). I 
thought I was now the new owner at that junction but not in  the eyes of the 
state.The local DMV refused to transfer the title saying the  signature looked 
written over.It wasn't. In order to get the car licensed I  was told that I 
would have to have the car bonded and physically inspected by a  DMV inspector 
to show the car was not stolen. Finally got the mess straightened  out by 
sending the title back to Raleigh for review by their theft team.  They contacted 
the notary and previous owner then after being convinced that the  car was not 
stolen did I get a new title. Trust me,It isn't the same  everywhere.
Jay 



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