[SEL] Legal Ownership

[Best, George]

Curt,

My first thought was that it was possible you had the address recorded wrong.
If the transaction was a few months ago and the person living at that address doesn't know that person, then my first question would have been how long has the current person lived there.
If they moved in after your transaction it would be possible that address is correct and the buyer has moved, otherwise it would indicate the address was incorrect.

If you have a working phone number for the person, I'd keep calling it at different times and days until someone answers.

If space is not a concern, I'd personally hold the items for a year before attempted to dispose of them to someone else.

Just my 2cents

George






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From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Steve W.
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 1:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] Legal Ownership

cgandree at mchsi.com wrote:
> Need some words of wisdom on ownership from the group. Several months 
> ago I sold a 9N Ford Tractor with some accessories to a guy. He paid 
> cash the day of the sale and agreed to come back for the bucket/loader 
> & two bottome plow.  To date he has not made any attempt to return nor 
> contact me as promised. Have left several messages on his voice mail 
> but not heard back. Also when I wrote him the receipt of the purchase 
> I included his address of which I stopped by same the other day and 
> discovered by the current person residing that no one knew of him. So 
> now I have no way to find out where he lives to send him notice. My 
> question is is there a legal period of time on who owns the 
> accesories? I had heard after some period of time the ownership goes 
> back to the seller if items are not claimed by the buyer. Thank you in 
> advance. Curt Andree

Well there are two methods. One do the leg work yourself and try to find the guy.

OR - Send a registered letter to the address. When/If it comes back as non-deliverable then contact your local police department and explain the situation and ask if they can trace him in regards to abandoned property.

The clock starts ticking when you send the letter. Then the limit depends on your area but it usually ranges from 60-90 days.


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