Selling a car question.. out of state buyer
I have my FJ62 on craigslist here in PA. A potential buyer from TN contacted me, asked some questions and made an offer pending a visual inspection/test drive. He has a buddy who lives in PGH. The buddy is supposed to come over tomorrow and check out the car, and if everything is good, hand over the cash. The buyer is then going to make shipping arrangements. I have never sold a car to an out of state buyer without the actual buyer being present. I have a bill of sale written up, and am stopping at the local AAA office on my way home to ask some questions, and did some snooping on DMV.com, but want to be certain all of my bases are covered.
I don't want to get sued down the road for whatever reason and the bill of sale states "as-is" and I don't want to be open to any liabilities if the buyer doesn't register the car right away, or get any blame for shipping damage(it is a 26-year old car)
My thoughts are, once the buyer's rep sees the car and hands over the cash, I will fax or e-mail the Bill of sale to the buyer for his signature--have him send a copy of his driver's license back with the signed bill. I will also have a provision written in there regarding the length of time I will store the FJ prior to his shipping arrangements. Turn in my plates to the PA DMV and go to a notary to get a title transfer acknowledgement. Once shipping is arranged, take a video or photos of the car prior to it being loaded.
Does this sound like I am covering everything?
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Eric
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