<prompt> Human: Test drove a vehicle today, and it seemed solid. Checked all the things someone with no car knowledge could check, inside and out.Looked up the carfax for the vehicle, nothing looks out of place.The seller owns his own private dealership - just large enough to find references to online, not big enough to have a website.Because the vehicle is technically through his dealership, his name isnt on the title.After texts back and forth regarding questions I had for the car and setting up the test drive, i dont get a bad feeling about the guy. As the meeting place for a test drive is important, I asked him where he would prefer to meet for the test drive, to get a sense about him. He repiled - My house or close to my house or a public place. - which is about as good an answer as I could have asked for. I chose his house, as that seemed to add extra insurance to the deal.I drove around his block a little to get a sense for the community, and it was a pretty nice area. The houses were nice, yards for kids, etc.He said he would prefer cash, but that a cashiers check would also be fine. Once again, agreeing to a cashiers check made me feel good as well, in that there would be an additional paper trail involved.Finally the question - I asked him who I would make the cashiers check out to, as Im not sure how this would work in this situation. He said that since its through his dealership, I would make the check out to him even though his name isnt on the title.I was hoping for some knowledge to be passed down to me whether this is a BACK OUT NOW sort of situation, or if it seems legit? It seems reasonable to me, but I trust some of you with knowing about this more than myself. UPDATE: Thanks for the insight guys, its been quite helpful. I ended up asking him about whether or not his dealership was listed on the title or not, and he didnt respond. I texted him again later tonight and he said he had sold the vehicle to someone else - he took the post off of craigslist as well - Im assuming he found someone who wasnt concerned about the curbstoning involved. Either way, Ill be taking this new insight with me as I continue my search for a vehicle! Thanks again guysAssistant: It sounds like he may be engaging in curb stoning, which is selling a vehicle he bought, but never transferred the title to his name. This saves him the taxes he would otherwise have to pay to the title bureau. This is only possible if he has a notary public on his side who will notarize the title as if the previous owner had signed it over directly to you. Shady sellers do this to avoid paying the taxes they would otherwise have owed if they had properly transferred title to themselves at the time they had bought it. To the title bureau, it will appear as though you bought it from whoever is listed on the title. You will also get hit with the late title transfer fee usually around 15 in most states as you usually have only 30 days to transfer a title, and who knows how long its been since he first got the car from that previous owner - unless he managed to get them to sign the title without filling in any of the pertinent data. Honestly, this doesnt mean there is nothing wrong with the car, but curb-stoning is illegal and you would not have any way to prove you bought the car from him, as the title transfer will show it going from previous owner directly to you. Id avoid the deal, as it shows this seller is a bit shady.Human: Even if he is curbstoning, do I need to care? The vehicle and price still seem to be of fair value. A 15 late fee isnt that substantial compared to the price of the car.  <response>: How to Avoid Curbstoning Curbstoning: How Not To Fall For This Common Craigslist Scam Curbstoned cars sold illegally are fully loaded with problems The more I read your post the more it likely it seems you are dealing with a curbstoner. What you do from here is your business. 