Lost Title

I couldn't find any other vin for the camper any suggestions on where to look?

I'm not giving up yet. I've been to two tag offices a couple more I can try. I checked the vin off the tongue of the trailer but can't get it to come up.

I have a bill of sale so I can get my money back but I really want it. I paid $1500 for the thing and it's in really nice condition.

Thanks all the quick responces. Tag office is slang for county court clerks office. She said her dad traded a boat for the camper. He should of made the old man apply for duplicate it cost $11.00 I did that today on my 86 GMC High Sierra 1500. She said they just put it on there land and let the kids and friends camp out in it.

Thanks all the quick responces. Tag office is slang for county court clerks office. She said her dad traded a boat for the camper.

There's a lesson to be learned, never buy anything without a clear title in hand. You paid someone for a trailer that the seller still legally owns. Until the title is signed over to you and you apply for a new title in your name, that trailer will never belong to you. And nobody is going to give you a duplicate title if your name isn't on the title.

I see you live in TN. I'm pretty sure if you go to a county clerk's office and talk really nice, they can trace the title from the VIN. Not sure what you mean by "tag offices"--in TN that is handled by the county clerk. Maybe there is more than one office in your county.

But it may be that the owner has to apply for the duplicate. Surely the seller knows who owned it before. If the previous owner was deceased, there is a way for the seller to get a title.

If you wrote a check, put a hold on it ASAP. If you have a bill of sale, and the seller cannot provide you with a title, you can take the seller to court and get your money back.

Although.... you really should have checked on this with the county clerk's office beforehand.

The owner has to apply, (in Fl. ) I do not know about other states, I know I bought one with a lost title from the second owner and was told no problem just take a bill of sale with me, I ended up scrapping the unit as I could not get a title.