Dossier
rebuilt title
Coverage of rebuilt title in the Nexus archive.
- FB marketplace - Buying a car. Can't tell if I'm being scammed
A user purchased a car from a private seller on Facebook Marketplace who claimed the vehicle had a clean title. The buyer discovered via Carfax and Bumper.com that the car had a rebuilt title due to minor front-end damage, though their state's DMV records showed a clean title. The seller, initially insistent on cash, now agrees to a wire transfer and inspection, but the buyer suspects the title may have been 'washed' through clerical error or intentional deception.