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Originally Posted by Redneck Rydes

Went to buy my Craigslist find,phoned the person who had the truck for sale,said there was a clear title in hand, I grabbed some cash, put $80.00 diesel in my truck,drove 2 hours,to get this truck,got there,title was in his brothers name,not signed,he said his brother said it was O.K. To sell,he could sign it,I said I am not interested,cause I don't know if brother is alive or dead,and I could be stealing this truck,so what would you guys do?I have bought a lot of trucks of Craigslist but never ran into this.

You did the right thing, never try and buy a vehicle if the title isn't in the sellers name, even if it is his brother.