I Had to REPO a 47 Year Old Truck!

Never, NEVER, exchange cash without a receipt, family, friends, enemy, don't matter.

i feel like this is a prime example of someone trying to do a deal with a family friend and that family friend signed the title and left their house to instantly go file for a lost title so he could keep their money and his truck if that's what happened hopefully he gets what's coming to him.

Rule number one don't trust anyone. Transfer the title in your name immediately upon purchase.

This is a massive lawsuit waiting to happen.

'76 Ford is in pretty good shape. I'm a '76er as well. I'm falling apart a bit, but I'm still doing the best that I can do. 😂

This is an unfortunate family matter. This truck is a beast. Has a 390 in it. I was one of the owners of it for a little bit. It's low-geared and straight-piped. It's been sitting for a few years. It's a beast of a truck. Won't get in the middle of this situation though.

If she actually has a signed title from the previous owner then that means the previous owner filed for a duplicate/lost title and that's what the tow company has. If that's the case then someone's in deep shit. I can't understand why any company would want to get involved with a private matter like this.

This is a prime example why you always register your title immediately. Even if you're not gonna license it for a while, it doesn't take hardly anything to get a title in your name quickly.

Man, I'd love to hear the backstory on this one! 🙃

Pretty smooth! A friendly critique, though: Don’t ever hand the angry/upset person your phone; she could have thrown it or taken it, even if it’s a work phone it would still be a hassle, and with it being unlocked she could get numbers or potentially emails or any other important information off of it.

This kind of situation is exactly why cars have titles.

It'll be pretty bad for the P.O. if these people have a signed clear and DATED title with no lien on it in court. Even though they failed to transfer in a timely matter, getting the truck repoed claiming to be the owner after you signed the title away will get you some charges.

Wow, this video brings back some terrible memories of when I co-signed a vehicle for a family member. I was a young teenager so I didn't know any better. My family member stopped paying on the vehicle and I got a call from the loan company so I paid off the remaining balance and had the Title sent to me in my name only. Called up a tow company and showed that I had the title in my name and we went and picked up the vehicle. It was scary and messy. My family was mad at me for a while but we reconciled. The one thing that lesson taught me is to NEVER, I mean NEVER co-sign for anything else. I won't even co-sign anything for my own child. My child knows not to even ask me.

It’s never personal but it’s very rare to be able to reason with people on these repossessions. Great job and stay safe out there

If her story is true I feel bad for her. If she has a son throwing a fit. Anyway I always figured matters like this were civil and you couldn’t just send a tow onto someone’s yard for a civil matter. But I’m probably wrong.

I'm on the lady's side. If she has title then the trucks paid in full. She just has to fill out the info on title and go to BMV to get it submitted. She needs to get a lawyer and sue the seller. If the seller handed her the title then he was paid in full. She just needs to go to BMV with title to get her name transferred. It's an open shut case if she decides to take the seller to court.

every time ive ever bought or sold a car from a private party, after agreeing to buy i would agree to meet them at the DMV with cash in hand, that way we can pay, sign the title over and get the plate at the same time,

This is why Pennsylvania makes it mandatory that you transfer the title at a title place (AKA tag place or notary). You are not allowed to just pay cash for title in hand. This is to protect both parties. Old owner can't be held liable for what happened after the transaction and new owner has proof of ownership, notarized.

As a Maintenance Supervisor we helped the Sheriff's Department execute evictions. Sheriff would hand the resident the eviction notice and we would remove everything from the apartment and put on the curb off the property. Some of them were pretty hairy at times. The bad part was if the resident wasn't prepared or stayed with the belongings the Vultures showed up and helped themselves to the furniture. Sad, especially with children.

I never understand these people. All she would have had to do was keep that gate locked.