what model Mercedes did you
purchase from the defendant?
>> C300.
>> Judge Judy: Byrd, would you
please look up a C300 2008
Mercedes-Benz?
Can I take a look?
>> Byrd: Sure.
>> Judge Judy: C300.
>> Byrd: C300 series, right in
there.
>> Judge Judy: C300.
>> Byrd: Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Was this a sedan?
>> It was four-door, yeah.
>> Judge Judy: So, the suggested
retail on that car is $11,250.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Would you explain
to me why you paid him $18,000
>> Uh...
>> Judge Judy: That's not an
answer.
>> Sorry.
I paid the $18,000 'cause that's
what he asked for.
I believe at the time, I
purchased the vehicle in 2011,
and it was a 2008, so I figured
I got a good deal.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You purchased the
vehicle from him in...
>> 2011.
>> Judge Judy: And when was it
repossessed?
>> It was repossessed August
8th, 2016.
>> Judge Judy: That makes sense.
Okay, so, our books don't go
back that far?
>> Byrd: No.
>> I got one for you,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: What was the
retail value in 2011?
>> I highlighted it for you,
as well, ma'am, with a little
sticky for you.
>> Judge Judy: That's better.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So, this is the
story.
You purchased a car from him in
2011.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: You paid him
$18,000 for it.
Your car was repossessed just
recently, some 5 1/2, 6 years
later.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: Correct?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And you claim
that you gave him $18,000 in
full satisfaction of the car...
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: ...and he was
supposed to pay off whatever
loans there were on the car.
>> That is correct.
>> Judge Judy: Right, because
the retail value of the car in
2011, when you purchased it, was
$28,000.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: So, that means
that you got a super terrific
deal...
>> Absolutely.
That's why I purchased it.
>> Judge Judy: ...at $18,000.
Don't buy it because the
defendant says that the deal was
the $18,000 was $18,000 down --
that's what you gave him -- and
you were supposed to finish
making the payments on the car.
Now, how much did you owe on the
car in 2011, when he gave you
the $18,000?
What month, sir?
>> When I purchased the vehicle,
it was August 10th, 2011.
>> So, it would have been around
$6,000, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Not "around."
>> It accumulated interest after
this time, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: No. I want --
>> Then it was 24,000, is what
the whole vehicle was owed on.
He paid $18,000 and then was
gonna make the rest of those
payments.
I'd already put the rims on it
and the tires to make it look
that much better.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so, the
whole price was supposed to be
$24,000 'cause he was taking
over the rest.
And, even at that, he got a
reasonable deal because the car
was worth $28,000 at the time,
right?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And what you want me to believe
is you paid $18,000 on the car
and he was supposed to pay the
other $6,000 on the car so that
he would have only received
nothing for the car, in effect.
>> Well, he never told me the
balance of the vehicle.
It was agreed that I pay --
>> Judge Judy: Mr. Washington --
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Mr. Washington,
I was sympathetic at first, sir,
until I looked at all of these
papers.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Now I'm
unsympathetic with you.
If I'm unsympathetic with you,
that means I don't believe that
you weren't supposed to pay off
the car to the finance company,
which would still have given you
a $28,000 car for $24,000.
Instead, what you want me to
believe is that you paid him
$18,000, he was supposed to make
$6,000 in payments on the car.
>> Your Honor, I have proof that
he said that he paid the vehicle
off.
>> Judge Judy: Mr. Washington...
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: ...I'm not buying
it.
Do you understand?
>> I do understand, but...
>> Judge Judy: Great.
I'm not buying it.
>> It was agreed that I pay
$18,000.
That was it.
It came with the rims and the
system that was in the trunk.
I gave the check, and it was --
He gave me a title, which was
fake.
And it has the company's name
misspelled on it.
If you would like to see it, I
have it right here.
It came from his address in
North Carolina.
>> Judge Judy: You've been
driving that car for 5 1/2
years.
>> Five years, absolutely.
>> Judge Judy: Yeah, 5 1/2
years.
>> Yeah, but he never told me in
our conversation -- I have
everything printed out.
He never told me that there was
this balance.
He told me that the car was paid
off and that I would receive the
original title that I could take
to my financial institution.
>> Judge Judy: Very good.
I'm not buying it,
Mr. Washington, 'cause the
numbers don't make sense.
You want to take it back to your
court?
Take it back to the court where
you came from.
I'm not buying your story.
Goodbye.
>> Wow.
>> Byrd: Parti