- Jurisdiction
- Texas
Hi,
I bought a motorcycle in government auction about a month ago. I paid $511 and picked up the vehicle in a timely manner. I did not do any kind of maintenance and change on the bike and I waited for the paperwork(title and bill of sale) to be sent to my address. Yesterday after a month I received the title in the mail and the title is NONREPAIRABLE which means I cannot register it and get plates. when I was inspecting the bike I asked them and they told me it has a clean title also in the description of the auction it says the bike has a clean title. however, in the fine print, they have some notes which says they do not accept any responsibility for the title. I made a mistake and did not get it in writing that it has a clean title and they just verbally told me it has a clean title. The irony here is that the previous owner of the bike is the Texas department of public safety. How they did not know about the status of the title.
Here is the description in the auction site:
1999 Honda ##### Motorcycle, Color Black. Transmission: manual 5-speed chain. Not running - Other mechanical issues unknown. Condition: poor (Sold as is). Currently shows ### miles. VIN #####. Has Clean Title. Has Key. Property ######.
*NOTE: Buyer may not rely upon any information provided (whether orally, in writing and/or in digital image form), included but not limited to: year, make, model, condition, damage amount, damage type, drivability, accessories, mileage, odometer disclosures, vehicle identification number (VIN), title, repair history, title history, and total loss history. The State of Texas does not guarantee that any vehicle sold can be legally registered in any state or country. Buyer is solely responsible for confirming, researching, inspecting, vehicles and any/ all information regarding the type, condition, status, and history of vehicles before bidding.
All items are in UNKNOWN WORKING CONDITION unless otherwise stated and are sold AS IS, WHERE IS with NO WARRANTIES implied or expressed. Item preview is highly recommended and bidding without previewing is strongly discouraged.
Since I confirmed it verbally with them, do I have any case here? Is there any way that I can get my money back. I am a student and was just looking for a cheap means of transportation. I trusted a government agency and they took my money.
I appreciate any help you could provide.
Best,
Arman
P.S. I checked the national insurance crime bureau, the vehicle history website and carfax and no salvage or total loss record was found. Can it be because it's a DPS bike, they did not update the record. maybe they committed a fraud on that end and did not report the bike's problems. I am not sure what they did but my money is gone
I bought a motorcycle in government auction about a month ago. I paid $511 and picked up the vehicle in a timely manner. I did not do any kind of maintenance and change on the bike and I waited for the paperwork(title and bill of sale) to be sent to my address. Yesterday after a month I received the title in the mail and the title is NONREPAIRABLE which means I cannot register it and get plates. when I was inspecting the bike I asked them and they told me it has a clean title also in the description of the auction it says the bike has a clean title. however, in the fine print, they have some notes which says they do not accept any responsibility for the title. I made a mistake and did not get it in writing that it has a clean title and they just verbally told me it has a clean title. The irony here is that the previous owner of the bike is the Texas department of public safety. How they did not know about the status of the title.
Here is the description in the auction site:
1999 Honda ##### Motorcycle, Color Black. Transmission: manual 5-speed chain. Not running - Other mechanical issues unknown. Condition: poor (Sold as is). Currently shows ### miles. VIN #####. Has Clean Title. Has Key. Property ######.
*NOTE: Buyer may not rely upon any information provided (whether orally, in writing and/or in digital image form), included but not limited to: year, make, model, condition, damage amount, damage type, drivability, accessories, mileage, odometer disclosures, vehicle identification number (VIN), title, repair history, title history, and total loss history. The State of Texas does not guarantee that any vehicle sold can be legally registered in any state or country. Buyer is solely responsible for confirming, researching, inspecting, vehicles and any/ all information regarding the type, condition, status, and history of vehicles before bidding.
All items are in UNKNOWN WORKING CONDITION unless otherwise stated and are sold AS IS, WHERE IS with NO WARRANTIES implied or expressed. Item preview is highly recommended and bidding without previewing is strongly discouraged.
Since I confirmed it verbally with them, do I have any case here? Is there any way that I can get my money back. I am a student and was just looking for a cheap means of transportation. I trusted a government agency and they took my money.
I appreciate any help you could provide.
Best,
Arman
P.S. I checked the national insurance crime bureau, the vehicle history website and carfax and no salvage or total loss record was found. Can it be because it's a DPS bike, they did not update the record. maybe they committed a fraud on that end and did not report the bike's problems. I am not sure what they did but my money is gone

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