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Offline 1BADFISH™

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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #45 on: March 05, 2009 - 04:23:24 PM »
The way I see the owner of the vehicles has been given more than enough opportunity to first sell cars to save his house, and second when he decided not to sell them to save his and he lost his house has had more than enough time to remove. He obviously doesn't care that much about them since he hasn't moved them. I know if it were me they would either have been sold a long time ago or they would be moved already. i would not take the chance of loosing them like this guy is. But that's just me.

I agree, the guy obviously has had lots of time to do what he wants with the cars..if they were important to him, they would be gone....period. If you can get them, go for it..... :2thumbs:   :bigsmile:

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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #46 on: March 05, 2009 - 04:55:57 PM »
My thoughts exactly.  It's only natural to want to get a good deal but it usually comes at the expense of someone else.  Have some compassion with the fellow car enthusiast.  Afterall, he just lost his house.  If you want the car(s), then offer the current legal owner a fair price.
You're right, wiiildcat.  I was a bit out of line.  Sounds like you're going about it properly.  I just feel for the car owner.  I'd hate to lose my car due to any misunderstanding of the law.  You can bet that if he owns these vehicles outright, which he probably does, then he won't willingly let them go for nothing.
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« Reply #47 on: March 05, 2009 - 07:42:37 PM »
What if they're not HIS cars?

How does he get them back if they're stored on property that he has no legal right to occupy or access?

Quite a twisted web that's been woven!
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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #48 on: March 05, 2009 - 09:43:18 PM »
I'd offer to store them for the ORIGINAL owner instead of the house flippin' new owner. That way if the original owner gets his stuff straight, he'll get his cars back, but owe you for storage and a BIG favor. Maybe he'd reconsider (especially in his current financial situation) selling one of the jewels to you for helping him out. And if he doesn't pay you for storage, then you'd be on your own for filing a mechanic's lien and not have to deal withe the second home owner.
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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #49 on: March 05, 2009 - 11:25:06 PM »
By the house being flipped. You now own the hose and the cars :2thumbs:

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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #50 on: March 06, 2009 - 01:39:39 AM »
By the house being flipped. You now own the hose and the cars :2thumbs:

That is what I was thinking to alan?  I mean Im sure they went through a lenghty legal process to get the house up for sale and gave the man at LEAST 30 days to get his **** out.  That is just me.

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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #51 on: March 06, 2009 - 07:03:21 AM »
By the house being flipped. You now own the hose and the cars :2thumbs:
The house I can see.  Afterall, he has the title to it.  I would think he'd need the title to the cars as well, in order to assume ownership.
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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #52 on: March 06, 2009 - 07:08:02 AM »
I'd offer to store them for the ORIGINAL owner instead of the house flippin' new owner. That way if the original owner gets his stuff straight, he'll get his cars back, but owe you for storage and a BIG favor. Maybe he'd reconsider (especially in his current financial situation) selling one of the jewels to you for helping him out. And if he doesn't pay you for storage, then you'd be on your own for filing a mechanic's lien and not have to deal withe the second home owner.
That sounds like you best shot at aquiring any of the vehicles.  The cars need to go somewhere, and keeping them in your sight in the event he is forced to sell them should give you first shot to make a deal.  If nothing else, you helped him out in the interim.
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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #53 on: March 06, 2009 - 07:40:02 PM »
That sounds like you best shot at aquiring any of the vehicles.  The cars need to go somewhere, and keeping them in your sight in the event he is forced to sell them should give you first shot to make a deal.  If nothing else, you helped him out in the interim.

Although I feel sorry for the owner myself, I dont think storing them for him will do anything more than put you out of some time and money. If his past history is any indication, when the time comes to get his cars, he will probably throw a hundred or two at you and say thanks.
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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #54 on: March 06, 2009 - 08:56:09 PM »
 I do feel for the guy but, if you don't get them a tow company will and he'll never see them again.   
 So what I would do is get them and don't forget all your documentation, including that from the person whom bought the house at auction, showing the person was given notice and time to remove the vehicles. This way you have proof that you did not steal them. After that I would try and make a deal for a vehicle as payment for the transfer and storage. I would do this because of guilt but you're helping him out because he will probably loose them all if not. He and a lot of others will try and make you feel guilty, but think how bad he will feel if he ends up with nothing. Terrible way to look at it and probably not right and I'm kind of on the fence about the guilt.  Chance's are he hasn't gotten them because he has no place to put them.  If they were mine they would have been out of there way before foreclosure, even if I had to park them in the street until I could figure something out.  Pete

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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #55 on: March 07, 2009 - 09:24:51 AM »
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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #56 on: March 07, 2009 - 09:51:58 AM »
I would think that the issue of the owner having the titles would be a moot point if the cars are officially declared abandoned  :dunno: .  If that's the case, then you would need to get some sort of documentation from the bank or whoever managed the property after he lost it, stating so.  No matter what, if you want to seriously pursue this, I would get a lawyer involved before any money changes hands, because it could get ugly.  The owner does not sound like he is willing to make any kind of "in-kind" deals, so I would just deal with the man who bought the property, and a lawyer.

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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #57 on: March 07, 2009 - 09:55:46 AM »
 :iagree:  They were abandoned and I think getting a lawyer involved is a good idea also. 
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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #58 on: March 09, 2009 - 10:55:34 PM »
So... What happened??? :clueless:
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Re: found a bunch of cars but....................
« Reply #59 on: March 11, 2009 - 12:39:04 PM »
What's the latest? Any news?
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