I purchased and paid for the truck on June 20, 2019. EUCs and titling documents both fall under the purview of the DLA, which definitely is not closed.
After calling gov planet every week for several months following the purchase, and getting nowhere, I reached out directly to a contact in the DLA. On March 12, when the EUC was finally approved, I received a call from my contact letting me know that he had just gotten the EUC in his cache. This was an hour before I got the automated email from gov planet saying the EUC was submitted, and already 9 months down. Gov planet had sat on the EUC that entire time but had been blaming the delay on the DLA every week.
When I submitted the SF-97 to gov planet, I again reached out to my contact in the DLA. He said their turn around would be less than three days once it was received on their end. After three months of calling gov planet every week, the story changed depending on the rep I spoke to. Next week will be a year since the purchase and still I have not been able to drive on the road legally.
To add insult to injury, and further prove how shady gov planet is, I am still owed the sales tax return. Proper documentation was submitted to gov planet and they have acknowledged the taxes collected should be refunded but told me I had to go to the state to get it back. After contacting the state of Kansas revenue office, and explaining the situation, they sent me to the audit department. They conducted an audit and determined that gov planet had not paid the sales tax they collected. I am currently working with the revenue audit department and joint intake center to illuminate gov planets fraud in this issue.
This is the seventh military vehicle I have purchased through gov planet, and gov liquidation before that. The experiences have varied over the years but I would caution everyone to stay away going forward, and I will never use a ritchie bros company again.
