UPDATED Buying a used car with no insurance and no plates?

[Insomniator]

Glad everything worked out.

Did you end up paying the original owner.
What happened with the intermediary?

I gave the intermediary the check; he said he was going to overnight it to the guy and then driving up there Friday to get the cash. He will also pick up a folder full of service records that I'll need for transferring the warranty.