>>>What's an example of why a buyer could'nt "get title through"? Financing? I don't get it.<<<
Simple really. He bought the car, cash and picked it up. He wanted to flip it and he and I agreed on a price, terms, etc. But he could't provide a title to me, as the title still needed to be produced by Florida in the first place. You can't get a title very quickly. So he sold it to a dealer who can do this more easily than can us regular folks. Normally when you buy a new car from the dealer they handle the eDMV stuff for you. Then some time later, no hurry, you get your title in the mail. Here in CT that can take a couple months. But during that couple months it would be hard for that same person to sell that car. Not sure if I'm being clear here and I'm certainly not a paperwork expert. Turns out that he could have gotten a title more quickly from FL, about 5 days. But since some time went by he wound up deciding to sell the car to a dealer for more money rather than keep our deal. Apparently he had or has a number of cars on lists, but at least some have been cut off.
Stan