Jul 21, 2016
Hey Todd, I decided to look at that address today, and saw the Corvette parked out front. Then I went around to the back alley and looked into the yard and found that Mustang sitting there in the driveway, together with the Chevy van. The Corvette license plate is 5MEL560 (VIN is 1G1YY22P5T5110558), the van license plate is 6TQM741, and the Mustang license plate is 2ZRF579 (VIN is 1FACP42E0NF137622).
Here are the CL listings, NEITHER OF WHICH ARE SHOWING REQUIRED LEGAL DEALER INFO:
Corvette: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/5668711895.html, license plate 5MEL560, VIN: 1G1YY22P5T5110558
Mustang: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/5686389776.html, license plate 2ZRF579, VIN: 1FACP42E0NF137622
People: this is an ILLEGAL car dealer, also known as a curbstoner. You never know what disaster is under that pretty shiny paint job. You should know, however, that you have no way to get your money back when that piece of junk breaks down. By the way, the eBay listings for the Corvette and the Mustang include an email address that says mikemerinoinvestments (at) gmail dot com. The eBay listing also says the seller is "malibucars4sale". Listing: http://www.ebay.com/sch/malibucars4sale/m.htm ... =p2047675.l2562
Problem with that is there in no such business with that name listed with the California Secretary of State or Los Angeles business tax offices. So this is not only an unlicensed car dealer but also an unlicensed business not paying taxes.