Katabatic, I would never, ever, ever do anything illegal, ever, but one solution involves switching out the titles at a border crossing. Seller and buyer drive the bike over the border, seller gives in his Chilean import document to Chilean customs, then the two of them walk over to the Argentina customs counter and gave them a different, updated title with the buyer's name on it and enter Argentina with the bike in the buyer's name. The next day the buyer and seller return to Chile and get a Chilean TIP in the buyer's name. All this work for a piece of paper that the customs office could have easily arranged for!
Also i can say for sure that i know of two people who have sold their bike in the way described by driving themselves and the buyer over the border between P. Arenas and Rio Gallegos.
Please note that to do this you will need two titles, one in the seller's name and one in your name. However you make this happen is up to you, but such an approach carries its risks, of course and there is no guarantee of success.
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