Chi_Chi77:

If one buys an already shipped and cleared car from Tin Can without knowing that it was stolen, what happens to the new owner? Will they get arrested by British or American  or European police who may be still looking for the car? Can they even find a stolen car once it leaves their western soil?

Carshopper:

Make I speak my mind to, Now most cars on nairaland could be termed damaged/salvaged but we also have to consider the fact most salvaged cars are SOLD at BELOW PRICES to NLers, Now it is not a crime to sell salvaged cars when FULL DISCLOSURE is given such as provision of CARFAX/AUTOCHECK and this MOST brokers/dealers give on Nairaland without hesitation. If you most crucify brokers/dealers then you must also speak about the pricing atitude of buyers on NL, even with a clean title vehicle they would still want to buy at a PRICE that would leave us wondering HOW COME. There is so much awareness from this site which gives buyers an edge but they should not ABUSE that edge.

Carshopper:

Make I speak my mind to, Now most cars on nairaland could be termed damaged/salvaged but we also have to consider the fact most salvaged cars are SOLD at BELOW PRICES to NLers, Now it is not a crime to sell salvaged cars when FULL DISCLOSURE is given such as provision of CARFAX/AUTOCHECK and this MOST brokers/dealers give on Nairaland without hesitation. If you most crucify brokers/dealers then you must also speak about the pricing atitude of buyers on NL, even with a clean title vehicle they would still want to buy at a PRICE that would leave us wondering HOW COME. There is so much awareness from this site which gives buyers an edge but they should not ABUSE that edge.

Busy_body:

Surely this is a good cause worth backing, the only snag is that three valid issues/problems have been raised, and to decide where the root of the problem stems from and whose head should roll for this dilemma, methinks it is worthy of a poll as well as a campaign.

1) Should we demand Seun's head on a plate because his successful campaign to make sure all " tokunbo's" advertised on NL comes with the mandatory VIN number is not holding much water? Mind you, apart from the only person listed in the second point below, everyone else complies oh.

2) Should we pin the blame on the Moderator Monitor and campaign to get him impeached for his blatant partiality and for not doing a good enough job of making sure all car advert without a VIN number is pulled off NL, though to be fair on him, the only time he turns a blind eye to non-provision of VIN numbers is when the OP is Oyenit.

3) Should we pitch this campaign on the poor level of illiteracy and obvious ignorance of the customers - who despite the fact that the VIN numbers of cars advertised on NL have the autocheck or carfax done and those who have salvaged status are always highlighted in red, in the VIN sticky thread on the top of the autosection - still gullibly buy these cars? Surely its not fair on this ignoramus customers to have their naivety, illiteracy and ignorance preyed on in such manner? SURELY Justice has to be done?

HMMM, this na REALLY serious matter i tell ya, whadidoo, whadidoo, whadidoo. . .

George_D:

still, there is no justification for anyone to advertise salvage cars as clean tittles with the hope that
some gullible goon will fall for it.
as i speak there are still a couple of these cars on the site and you will know them becuae the
owners deliberately refuse to post their vins along with the glossy pictures!

George_D:

fhemmmy, when a seller advertises a suv at the price of one with a clean tittle and you call him up and
he tells you unequivocally that the car is clean even though he refuses to post the vin and later you
get hold of the vin and run a check on it and to your chagrin you discover it is a total loss/junk tittle,
what do you call that?