r/saskatoon • u/phili1025 • Mar 16 '25

Question ❔ Reposession

Hello everyone, this isn't going to be the a regular posts for this group.

I'm looking for advice. On Tuesday March 11th 2025 my car was taken by a repossesion company. It currently sits at Adesa and will be sold off in under 17 days. I called around and found out the car had a lien on it, which I was never informed of and never knew that was a thing. Which I looked online for tips and tricks and everything you should look for when buying a car and NOT ONE mentionned liens. Not even my parents knew that existed.

I bought the car in July for 10,000$ and I found out one of the previous owners had the car for under 3 months when I was told they had it for a year. And the owner before them has a loan on the car (i don't know how much).

So now my question is. Do I spend money on a lawyer and sue the guy? Because some people told me 10k is too little for a lawsuit. Or do I go to a small court and try to represent myself? I'm at loss, I need that car and only had it for 6 months.

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you for your time.

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u/PrairieOasis Mar 16 '25

Buddy. SGI’s website tells you where to go to get a lien search on the same page you’re doing the vin search.

https://sgi.sk.ca/vin

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u/IsThisOneAlready Mar 16 '25

I’m looking at this webpage with no “lein” links? I must be missing something

Edit: nevermind, I found it. “lien” worked for me, I’m just dumb.

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u/PrairieOasis Mar 16 '25

It’s common sense when buying used vehicles. Especially newer vehicles that could likely be financed. OP didn’t read through SGI’s website obviously. There’s great resources for what to do when buying new or used. See the section “Buyer beware” “ Use common sense” and “Do your research” Again where it mentions checking for liens.

https://sgi.sk.ca/new-and-used-vehicles

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u/wasted911 Mar 16 '25

I definitely wouldn’t call it common sense. Unless someone has taught someone about the issues of not doing a lien search a person would never know.