Re: Gl auction

From: Kevin Strain / kstrain@earthlink.net (kstrain@earthlink.net)
Date: Sat Mar 18 2006 - 18:43:58 PST


Kevin Strain here:
  GL is just attempting to boost their bottom line by doing less for the coustomer!
The quicker the DOD fails to renew their contract the better off we all are.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Lee Houde <
houdel@carrinter.net>
>Sent: Mar 17, 2006 6:25 AM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Gl auction
>
>Here is the straight scoop on GL and SF-97s. This was posted on
>http://www.steelsoldiers.com/ in response to a letter a member wrote to
>GL. BTW, steel soldiers is a GREAT site for information on all MVs. Good
>luck on the titling, it varies from state to state. We can get a title
>with a bill of sale here in Michigan, but if the truck is over $2500 you
>have to post a surity bond. Mine cost $82 for the bond on a $2750 truck,
>plus sales tax and the title application fee. If you want to drive your
>truck to Michigan and temporarly "sell" it to me for a nominal amount I
>can get a MI title and then transfer it back to you for what it costs me
>in fees and taxes. -- Lee
>
>Thank you for your email. Government Liquidation has decided to stop
>providing SF97s on certain vehicles. This decision was made for the
>following reasons:
>
>Due to the large number of incomplete or inaccurate SF97s we were
>receiving from the Department of Defense,
>Trouble many customers were having in converting the SF97s into state
>title documents,
>Increasing rates of rejection by state DMVs due to the incomplete or
>inaccurate documents,
>Because many of the DRMOs refused to correct SF97s, even when an error
>could be proved.
>
>Government Liquidation felt that providing this document to customers
>might inadvertently mislead some customers to believe that the document
>would be of more assistance to them in their efforts to obtain a state
>title document than has been the case.
>
>The only document you will receive is the paid in full invoice.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Customer Service Representative
>Government Liquidation, LLC
>15051 N. Kierland Blvd 3rd floor
>Scottsdale AZ 85254
>480.367.1300
>
>Fred Schlesinger (MTA) wrote:
>
>>I just looked at a GL auction for the first time in a couple of months. Why
>>did they stop issuing sf97s, and how do buyers get titles for the trucks so
>>they can sell them?
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Fred
>>
>> MTA
>> CJMMP
>> MVPA
>>M35A2W/W and M38A1
>>
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