I spoke too soon when I wrote that Jim Martin, the victim of a car transaction in which the dealership disappeared, could finally prove ownership of his truck. It turns out the title that he had received after months of effort wasn’t accepted by the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles because someone had written on the back of it conveying the title to Maryland Avenue Auto Sales, the defunct dealer.

“I have a worthless title,” Martin told me with chagrin Friday. In Minnesota, a court order to get a new title could cost $200 to $250, but Martin hopes the finance company’s lawyer can work it out. Nevertheless, after a brief moment of hope for real license plates, he’s back in limbo, six months after he bought the truck, unable to prove that it’s his.

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