# Lost Title Question **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 1, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lost-title-question/233078 "2013-10-01T11:42:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lost-title-question/233078/4 "2013-10-01T11:51:19Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > I think you’re screwed unless you can get back in touch with the original owner. I know if I was the seller I wouldn’t have a problem helping another member out as long as they were willing to do the legwork and get the paperwork together I needed to sign and pay what ever DMV fees were involved in getting a new title. > > Great example of why you should file the paperwork immediately and get the title in your own name even if you don’t want to register it right off. It really is… Its such a shame, I can be pretty careless about many things but paperwork is one that I usually keep pretty tight tabs on. No doubt im kicking myself right now. > [@TradersBASE](#): > > Why is he not replying, a falling out? I think the short answer is the seller will have to request a new title and re-sign it over to you since you never went on record as owning the car. Thats what I was thinking. And im not sure. Again, do not want this to turn this into any sort of a lash on him, but aside from me being pretty stern in my price demands, the deal seemed to go through fine and dandy. I drove him home, we chatted a little, everyhting seemed fine. He actually responded to my first few PMs about getting a new one and said he would request one but then a few months went by and he said he didnt get it yet, and then when I checked up a few months later again (several times) he just stopped getting back to me. I know hes still on here because hes still posting but im not sure. Hoping he’ll get back to me if he sees this but the car has been at my friends place for too long now and needs to go. I rather just sell it than have it towed home so I want to make a decision soon. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lost-title-question/233078)._