several years back, my cousin charlie had a pretty nice 55 chevy.
he traded it even, with a guy that had a 34 ford coupe with, what was thought to be, a blown engine. [that turned out to be only a couple of bent pushrods.]
both cars were about equal in value, with charlie's 55 being a nicer car overall.
the guys went to the notary to change titles, pictures were taken to prove each car's condition, and each guy signed affidavits saying this was a straight across even trade with no money changing hands.
well, a few months go by, and charlie gets a letter from PENNDOT saying in effect, we want tax money.
so just to respond to the letter, he went to the notary used in the original transaction. that guy came up with a couple of forms to sign, and charlie then declared he paid $100.00 for the 34. he sent in $6.00 tax along with a copy of the original PENNDOT letter and the forms the notary came up with, and never heard another peep from harrisburg.
like the famous movie quote : "it's all about the benjamin's !"...............