On Mar 26, 5:05*pm, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:27:16 -0700 (PDT), "Robert M. Gary"

Must be a stupid state if it doesn't check book values.

Typically you just tell them it wasn't running when you bought it.
I've known "friends" who have done this was cars, planes, etc.

-Robert