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Millions of unfixed recalled cars sold in 2012

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-- after some stories you can bank on this morning are you may be looking to buy a used car in this economy may be a lot of folks are well there's a new warning about millions of cars.

-- you need to know about what we sign on the dotted line joining us now from the Fox Business Network is Lawrence cement -- my -- and joining us.

So the car you buying it may not be in the condition that you think about it there might be we call on it and then they're looking to resell it without fixing -- -- -- -- the local -- -- car fax.

Says more than two million -- repaired and recalled vehicles were up for sale online last year.

The numbers are no doubt even higher than that since -- asks.

Just looked at the web postings this scary stuff if your car buyer and don't know your new wheels are due for a -- but it could be great music and -- to negotiate down that price tag.

-- have to check if your car has a safety recall you can do that -- car -- also the government maintains a website also keep in mind that states like California.

Are introducing legislation that would require sellers to re pair recalled vehicles before so -- but in any cases -- They're selling them with problems as does not add to pass legislation for -- that people should be doing to begin away -- OK so up next Twitter I am a Twitter highlight.

At Heather Childers got on Twitter.

A box of Britain's first also on Twitter but this isn't yeah I think you can purchase off of Twitter with a married American Express -- is -- going to do it sounds crazy it's taking social commerce and the idea of social commerce to a whole new level.

American Express is now letting certain card holders.

-- gift cards and tomorrow you can buy actual items.

On Twitter using special hash tags suppression gonna have to link up your credit card with your Twitter account.

Then you tweet using a special hash tag for instance has -- by digital camera.

Or very tiny right now you know at Max flower offer after -- -- -- and say yes it anyway for the confirmation from American Express and then you re tweet that confirmation within fifteen minutes to make the purchase.

Once every -- sent the product gets sent to you right in right in his bid process safety huge issue I now I would.

I would be little scared to do something like this but.

American Express is not storing your credit card information with the merchants or with Twitter and to have.

The way you have to -- everything I might -- -- just had some problems what was it last week they were hacked in assets.

I don't know if I would be the first to do it -- -- how that works out in the long -- thank you very much we appreciate as always curious is it good to see you.

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