The problem is the legality issues. If the scooter is stolen and abandoned at your house any sales from it would be selling stolen property and whom ever bought items will be receiving, possessing, and buying stolen property. Unfortunately the law does not permit absence of knowledge of ownership when it comes to possession, sales, receiving, or buying stolen property and thus is why you must apply for an abandon title, or in some states you can contact the local state troopers and have them put the VIN into their database to check to see if its stolen or not. Well if its been reported.