Quote Originally Posted by Corvette64
Better call the man and see if it comes back stolen.

If he did that right away w/o further research he could loose the vehicle w/o getting any money back on it, would have to sue owner, assuming owner hasn't fled off the radar... best to verify things yourself. if it comes up stolen w/ your own research then find the owner if you can, turn them into the police w/ evidence. a person I knew had to do this with a 4 wheeler, uncle was an officer, ran the vin for him ( after purchase but... ) and it came back hot. 4 wheeler ended up in the right hands, and he got his money back.