On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:37:34 -0700, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:



You pay your money for the trailer in good faith and go to register
it, and the VIN number comes up as stolen on the other side of the
country. Say bye-bye to your money, and probably the trailer too.

-- Bruce --
The same is true of a car. In Ontario there is something known as a
"sellers kit" that MUST be provided, theoretically by the seller, to
prove the ownership history of a "motor vehicle". In practice, the
buyer often pays the $20 to get it - and I would before putting money
down on a vehicle.
I HAVE bought vehicles without title in the past, before the sellers
kit came into existance, and there is a bit of red tape involved.

As for trailers in Ontario, they DO require registration, but the
plate is valid for the life of the original owner. HomeMade traler?
You just sign a statement that you built it (or had it built) and it
is registered.

You buy an old trailer with no title? You fix it up and register it as
a homebuilt if the stick-on serial number tag is no longer there.
Buy a "trailer kit" from Walmart or wherever?
Bolt it together and register it as whatever the label says, or weld
it together with some modifications, peel off the sticker and register
it as homebuilt.
With the used trailer, do your due dilligence and if the deal smells
walk away - because if they can prove it is stolen, you are DONE.

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