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Originally Posted by MrLonzo (Post 2426873)

Followup: Based on the wide and often disparate responses on the Forum, I decided to get a paper title. I went to the DMV on Powell -- they said it would cost $10 to get a paper title there, or I could pay $2.50 and have them mail it to me. I chose the latter.

They also told me that I need a paper title to sell the car. If I don't have a paper title and never had one, I could order one at the time of the sale (which might delay the sale), or transfer the title electronically to the buyer which would cost about $85. The latter would also apply if you get a paper title and lose it!

What you posted is also "disparate". "You need a paper title to sell the car" and "you can transfer the title electronically to the buyer". Which is it?

My advice is to get a paper title and don't lose it. I have a paper title, and I also have a scanned copy stored on the cloud (Google Drive) with all of my other legal documents.

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2426877)

What you posted is also "disparate". "You need a paper title to sell the car" and "you can transfer the title electronically to the buyer". Which is it?

Yes, the part I left out of the "you need a paper title" is "if you don't want to pay the $85". Sorry.