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Unlike a receipt, a Purchase Agreement is usually signed by both buyer and seller. While a receipt from a private sale may state some terms of the sale, since it is usually unsigned, it is not clear that the buyer agreed to the terms.
- Screen Callers Thoroughly. Listing your car on Kelley Blue Book’s Private Seller Exchange marketplace, shared with its sister site Autotrader, may bring emails, texts, and calls from interested parties.
- Take Precautions With the Test Drive. If the caller seems legitimate, ready to buy, and wants to set up a test drive, pick a safe, central meet-up location in a public place, ideally near a relaxed test drive route.
- Ensure a Safe Transaction. If the person seems serious about buying the car, they will likely want to negotiate the price. Ideally, you’ve discussed forms of payment in advance.
- Maintain a Paper Trail. It’s essential to keep a paper trail when selling a car. At a dealership, the paperwork gets handled for you. When you sell a vehicle to an individual, it’s your responsibility to ensure the transfer gets dealt with properly.
For your protection, never buy a vehicle in a private sale without receiving the title. Be sure the seller gives you the title. If the title is from Texas, you can go to Title Check at www.TxDMV.gov to see if it’s a clean title. The seller must sign, date and enter the odometer reading on the title back.
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Jan 6, 2021 · An open title is a car title which has not been signed or dated by the parties involved in the sale. Usually only the buyer’s information is left out. This problem should be fixed at your local DMV before you sell the car.
If the agreement has not been signed yet, it is usually possible to back out of the deal. The legal representative may advise to do so before funds are acquired for financing and before the earnest money has been deposited in an escrow account. However, some individuals are not certain this is necessary until later.
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Aug 25, 2023 · Therefore, if you buy a car from a private party, you are stuck if the seller doesn’t disclose that the vehicle was wrecked and repaired or if it turns out to be a lemon. The buyer may have some legal standing for intentional fraud, such as if the car was stolen and retitled or if the odometer was rolled back to reflect fewer miles.
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If a private seller made misleading statements that persuaded you to buy the car, you may qualify for compensation or a refund in Small Claims Court. Of course, in the Supreme Court of law, it can be tough to prove what a seller actually said. It will likely be declared hearsay, and it will be dismissed.
