Behind the scenes: buying a project car (Patreon)

Wanted to give you a little behind scenes. I'm attempting to rescue this 1991 E31 850i from Spain. It's been off the road for 12+ years, doesn't run and somehow ended up with a shady car dealer. A big issue with the car is that there are no documents, all important papers that are needed for export are lost.
But even bigger issue is that the seller is a complete idiot. The ad didn't have any pictures and his description was that the car is in "perfect condition" (what?!). It then took few days to get these crappy photos. He claimed it's his family car (inheritance) and that he'll send me owners ID (Spanish DNI) which I need to further verify car's status in Spain and that I can export it. I've been trying to buy it for over a week now and despite asking several times for owner's DNI, he would ignore my messages.
He finally responded this morning and told me he doesn't have that and that the car is only sold for parts.

I have VIN and license plates of the car and I pulled few favors with friends who have people that work in Spanish police to get more information about the car and that it's not stolen or whatever else. I'm still waiting to hear back on that.

I told the moron seller I'd buy the car without any documents, in Germany as long as I have sales contract and I can prove that the car is not stolen, I can apply for German registration and papers. It's extremely complicated process but doable. Since then, bastard ignored me completely. My friend even tried calling but no answer.

My guess is that he found the car, bought it for cheap or something and trying to make a quick buck, but has 0 documentation for it. I'm just beyond frustrated, I badly want to save that poor E31, it's complete and in original condition and it would be a sin to tear it for parts or crush it. I'm not giving up yet, but it's not looking good and my hopes are pretty low at this point. I'll keep you posted in any case!

Update:
My friend finally reached the seller and he told him in very impolite manner that the car is sold. So that's that, sadly it got away. Bummer.
In other news, I'm negotiating another one that subscriber offered me. It's in south of Spain and roughest E31 I've seen so far. If I buy it, it'll be the worst condition car I ever bought. I'll keep you posted!