What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MN
I sold a car at Ebay in late April. It's an old car that was sold for parts without a title for $3150, with a $500 deposit to be made immediately, which the buyer paid with the balance to paid upon pickup. Everything was disclosed in the auction about the car.
The new owner lives about 600 miles away. I have repeatedly contacted him by both phone and email to pick the car up. He had made several promises, but not followed through. He says he has been too busy to pick it up.
I have a couple problems. In the city I live, you can't have unregistered cars in your driveway or where they can be seen. Since this car has no title and hasn't been registered for a couple decades, it of course, does not have current plates. The police are within their rights to ticket the car (they give you 7 days to "plate" it), then tow it away if you don't comply. In order to pick it up, I would have show proof of ownership (a title) and current plates to get it out which would be impossible, thus, if this car gets towed, it's gone forever.
What I want to do is "encourage" the buyer to come pick it up. Can I send him a notice that as of a certain date (perhaps a couple weeks in the future), I'm going to charge daily storage fees, say $10 or $15 a day like towing companies do? If I could do that, can I keep the car after there is $500 accrued in storage fees, then resell it?
I don't really want to charge him anything if I can help it; I just need to do something to compel him to pick it up. My neighbor has already complained to me a couple times about this ratty looking car....I'm afraid he's going to call on it, and I wouldn't blame him.
I sold a car at Ebay in late April. It's an old car that was sold for parts without a title for $3150, with a $500 deposit to be made immediately, which the buyer paid with the balance to paid upon pickup. Everything was disclosed in the auction about the car.
The new owner lives about 600 miles away. I have repeatedly contacted him by both phone and email to pick the car up. He had made several promises, but not followed through. He says he has been too busy to pick it up.
I have a couple problems. In the city I live, you can't have unregistered cars in your driveway or where they can be seen. Since this car has no title and hasn't been registered for a couple decades, it of course, does not have current plates. The police are within their rights to ticket the car (they give you 7 days to "plate" it), then tow it away if you don't comply. In order to pick it up, I would have show proof of ownership (a title) and current plates to get it out which would be impossible, thus, if this car gets towed, it's gone forever.
What I want to do is "encourage" the buyer to come pick it up. Can I send him a notice that as of a certain date (perhaps a couple weeks in the future), I'm going to charge daily storage fees, say $10 or $15 a day like towing companies do? If I could do that, can I keep the car after there is $500 accrued in storage fees, then resell it?
I don't really want to charge him anything if I can help it; I just need to do something to compel him to pick it up. My neighbor has already complained to me a couple times about this ratty looking car....I'm afraid he's going to call on it, and I wouldn't blame him.