According to the seller, the car was completely in his name, and (at least as of last week) he just wanted to let his father know as a courtesy. His father wasn't around, and the seller was in his mid 20's.

I agree that working ou ta deal with someone who doesn't have the actual authoritiy to sell the car is not a good idea; just, we were under the impression that this seller did have that authority. Actually, I still think that he can sell it on his own; he just chose not to.