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Talked to my uncle ,a state trooper in FL. He said if it said as is where is then the guy keeps the truck and also said that FL doesn't compare vin# from different locations on vehicle. He said the guy is full of :poop: and has no recourse.
 
Bullardbs said:
I just think he got the parts he wanted swaped and that is that. He said he had a 70 that was 95% and just needed some of the parts and now all this bs.
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Giving the year 70 gives some insight to this subject. What year was the truck you sold? You said F-100 and the only years interchangeable with 1970 is 1967-1972. Well the floor pans will fit all the way through the next generation as well but thats about it. I have owned several 67-72 F-100's. The frame does have the vin because the other VIN was on the door. If a door got swapped then the VIN was changed and now like most people have a title to a truck with the wrong VIN. Tell him to talk walk anyone from www.fordification.com. Keith on the site is a Bumpside (term to distinguish the body style) GURU. I have seen this problem several time because of this though. Does the title match the door or the frame? If it matches either one he should not have any issues. Check out the site and ask around this is a known issue and this is not the only series of vehicls with this problem. If I recall correctly you almost have to remove the body to see the VIN on the frame though. Let me know if I can be any help.

My userID is Gmcjimmy88 on there as well. Whatever you do dont ask about putting a SBC in a Bump for your first post LOL. Still getting shit over that one LOL

Some more info borrower from fordification.com

"In addition to the V.I.N. on the driver's door data plate, the number is also stamped on the frame in two different places, both on the topside of the right frame rail. The first one is in the engine compartment, just below the alternator on two-wheel-drive pickups or just behind the front axle on four-wheel-drive pickups.

The second number is stamped just under where the seat would be located. You'll likely need a flashlight and small mirror to read this one.

These frame stamps are usually hard to read, so be sure to grab a wire brush and some rags to clean the grime off.

Often during the course of normal life, the driver's door might have been replaced due to an accident or rust repair, but the V.I.N. tag on the donor door is sometimes not replaced with the correct tag from the vehicle being fixed. It might be some time before anyone notices, but as luck would have it, it's usually a policeman or the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) who catches the error. Because the V.I.N. on the 'new' data tag doesn't match that listed on the vehicle's title, it creates problems for the owner trying to prove that he actually DOES own his truck and that it's not an attempt at deception. Therefore, you need an alternate source for the vehicle's V.I.N."

Link to the above info. http://www.fordification.com/tech/vin_find.htm

Hopefully this helps you both.
 
yager said:
Did you put any of the normal disclaimers on the ad? Where is the ad link?

I wouldn't be worried about all this and wouldn't be calling anyone about anything. You have your money and he has the truck and title. He came, looked at it, and completed the transaction (by taking it with him).

This is why all my ads have 2 pages of Egay disclaimer BS to keep idiots like this in check.
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It states no warranty as is where is etc he came and loaded the truck up and all the extras up and left he did not say anything to me until about a week later about the vin deal
 
Bullardbs said:
It states no warranty as is where is etc he came and loaded the truck up and all the extras up and left he did not say anything to me until about a week later about the vin deal
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What year and did the title match the VIN on the door or the frame?
 
gmcjimmy88 said:
Giving the year 70 gives some insight to this subject. What year was the truck you sold? You said F-100 and the only years interchangeable with 1970 is 1967-1972. Well the floor pans will fit all the way through the next generation as well but thats about it. I have owned several 67-72 F-100's. The frame does have the vin because the other VIN was on the door. If a door got swapped then the VIN was changed and now like most people have a title to a truck with the wrong VIN. Tell him to talk walk anyone from www.fordification.com. Keith on the site is a Bumpside (term to distinguish the body style) GURU. I have seen this problem several time because of this though. Does the title match the door or the frame? If it matches either one he should not have any issues. Check out the site and ask around this is a known issue and this is not the only series of vehicls with this problem. If I recall correctly you almost have to remove the body to see the VIN on the frame though. Let me know if I can be any help.
My userID is Gmcjimmy88 on there as well. Whatever you do dont ask about putting a SBC in a Bump for your first post LOL. Still getting shit over that one LOL
Some more info borrower from fordification.com
"In addition to the V.I.N. on the driver's door data plate, the number is also stamped on the frame in two different places, both on the topside of the right frame rail. The first one is in the engine compartment, just below the alternator on two-wheel-drive pickups or just behind the front axle on four-wheel-drive pickups.
The second number is stamped just under where the seat would be located. You'll likely need a flashlight and small mirror to read this one.
These frame stamps are usually hard to read, so be sure to grab a wire brush and some rags to clean the grime off.
Often during the course of normal life, the driver's door might have been replaced due to an accident or rust repair, but the V.I.N. tag on the donor door is sometimes not replaced with the correct tag from the vehicle being fixed. It might be some time before anyone notices, but as luck would have it, it's usually a policeman or the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) who catches the error. Because the V.I.N. on the 'new' data tag doesn't match that listed on the vehicle's title, it creates problems for the owner trying to prove that he actually DOES own his truck and that it's not an attempt at deception. Therefore, you need an alternate source for the vehicle's V.I.N."
Link to the above info. http://www.fordification.com/tech/vin_find.htm
Hopefully this helps you both.
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the title matches the door vin but it says it is a 2wd long bed and the frame says it is a 2wd shortbed. The engine and trans were swaped when i got the truck so I dont know what to go by the frame should have a 6cyl and the body stated a 360 both with 3 speed manual trans and it has a 302 with a auto trans now with a auto steering column so who knows. He has not contacted me in a few days so we will see he payed a 500 deposit with paypal and it was stated to be non refundable and payed the other 460 when he picked up the truck so if he wants his money back he can bring the truck back to me and I will pay him his 460 but he wants me to come get it and give him 960 I told him to go kick rocks that will not happen. Thats when he stated he was going to file a complaint with ebay and he WILL ge this money back. I also closed my paypal account just to be safe on that end too.
 
I just called him and told him that I talked to the Florida DMV and the State Troopers office and they told me that I could get the truck titled with the paper work that I gave him. He said he got it all worked out and that everything is good now so called his bluff and he backed down so no problems now everything worked out.
 
Glad to see everything worked out . I personally picked up old VW's with no title That were sitting in peoples backyards and changed the body over to a good pan with a title and everything was good .I talked to a local DMV and they told me VW's where the only vehicle you could change the body on as long as you had a pan with a good vin
 
He was just jerking you around to keep the parts & have you send some money back to him (letting him keep the rest of the truck to save a trip to FL).......glad you called his bluff.
 
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