>helping my dad sell a car
>most people ask for VIN
>he doesn't want to give it out, "They can come look at the Carfax when they look at the vehicle, I don't want people doing any shady stuff with the VIN"
Alright Veeky Forums, what in the fuck could someone possibly do if they have the VIN for a car you're selling? Is there *any* reason not to put the VIN in the craigslist ad?
your dad is afraid the thieves might download your car.
You're dad needs to stop watching so much CNN. Or Fox News. Or whatever scare tactic major news network he follows. CL even has a spot where you are supposed to enter the VIN when you sell a car.
Same with people blocking license plates too. So retarded.
This. It's a dangerous world.
He really is.
THE ALMIGHTY
Just look at the Carfax or any VIN report yourself. The most you can find about the owner is in what state and when the car was registered last.
OP here.
That's something I've never understood either.
What could someone possibly do if they had your license plate number?
tell your dad he is the one making it look sketchy to sell the car. If someone doesn't want to show me a VIN it's pretty much a red flag.
I'm gonna start lurking CL just to find these people and bug the hell out of them for the VIN. Send them like 50 emails saying I will buy the car today if they send me a VIN so I can Carfax it.
Only way you can pull anything from a plate is if you are in law enforcement and using anything like that for personal use will be the end of your career real quick.
I like when they do that because if its too brown I pass on the vehical.