My Neighbor Sold My Motorcycle While I Was Out Of State And Is Claiming I Abandoned It
I left Texas for about 6 weeks to help my dad after surgery. My motorcycle was parked in my assigned spot at my apartment complex the whole time. Registered, insured, plates current.
Got back Sunday and it was gone.
I assumed it had been stolen and filed a police report. Then today another neighbor told me the guy across from me had been telling people I moved out and apparently sold the bike to someone while I was gone.
I confronted him and he actually admitted it over text. His explanation is that he thought I abandoned it because I was gone for over a month. Apparently he had it towed to a friend's garage first, then sold it for $2,800 while telling the buyer it belonged to a relative who had lost the key.
The bike is worth around $7k.
Police have the messages and the neighbor's information. What I'm confused about is the buyer. If they genuinely paid for it believing it belonged to him, can they refuse to give it back?
Also is selling somebody else's vehicle like this treated as theft or is there some weird abandoned property issue I'm missing?
Location: Texas
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