None of the addresses are listed in Berkeley. This all just seems weird...seems like other people had to have run into this situation before, selling a car to someone who gave false/insufficient information and who didn't assume the title. I wonder how it's been resolved in the past?
Anyway...
You are amazing! Thanks for finding those CL ads! Although they don't really give me much more info to go on than I already had, and I have moved from CA recently (quite inconvenient) or I would just go there myself under the guise of being an interested buyer.
BUT I just found a new lead, and...
You can enter "unknown" into the fields but they will not process the title transfer until they get that information, such as from the new buyer. That is why both attempts to do this have been noted in the system, but are not being processed.
I also found that same MJ result but the guy who...
Thank you for your sympathy. What you are referring to is the DMV, right? I have spent hours with DMV reps, and while I get plenty of sympathy from them too, I have not gotten a viable solution from them. I can't believe this situation I am in, it's absurd!
All I have is his name, JC, and his phone number. I have called him at least 5 times and he clearly knows the situation and has no interest in calling me back. He is a mechanic, with a shop in Richmond that I have been unable to find because I don't know the name of it, who I found on...
I bought a 2006 Subaru Outback as a private sale on CL (first mistake). It died literally just after purchasing it, in front of the former owner. We had it towed, she refused to reverse the sale, but refunded me 2k of the $4450 to deal with repairs. The engine had blown so there was no way I was...