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I've bought dozens of cars on eBay and craigslist. Many sight unseen. You just have to assume the worst. I look at a car online and then determine if it turns out to be junk, could I make my money back in parts at least. actually, if I can't make 3x the purchase price parting it out, its not worth the risk.
Remember all cars are sold for a reason, and the most common reason is a mechanical problem or similar that sellers would rather not disclose. People are not trustworthy. That's life. Also eBay has a lot of unknown loopholes both for sellers and buyers, over the past 16 years I've seen a lot.
Either fix the car with used parts, even used tires and sell it. Don't bother registering it. Or cut it up and look for something else, or even find another one with a bad motor or such and use the first one as a donor.
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