I think the OP is saying is has NO VIN tag at all, factory or state issued. It is missing, gone, not there, vanished, nada, zero, zilch, zip, etc.

Which is even worse. Let the seller get a legal VIN tag before you touch it much less buy it, imo.

They say there are no such thing as a stupid question.
They say there is always the exception that proves the rule.
Don't be the exception.