It was tongue in cheek, guys, just astounded with the costs of selling thru BJ.

If a car has a clean title assigned by any state, isn't the issue of legality or illegality now settled?

Hard to say…not every state requires titles for antique vehicles. Not all states’ requirements for obtaining a title are the same; uniformity is the problem. Also, it’s easier in some states than others to have a duplicate title processed and printed. Let’s say some unscrupulous soul sells a car and never assigns the title to the new owner (possibly a flipper?). A deal is consummated (possibly for cash) and the car and title go down the road…in some states Mr. Unscrupulous can now apply for a duplicate title (hopefully the next owner titled the car in their name), and legally, he still owns the car (if a newer title than the one he surrendered to the flipper/buyer hasn’t been printed). And…COVID REALLY threw a monkey wrench into it as many MVA offices closed and the backlog became monumental.