| The number one tip in finding reputable local car | | | | car tell you how it was treated but it may help in |
| auctions is to always, always do your internet | | | | persuading you whether to pass up on it or if it needs |
| research, there are a ton of companies out there that | | | | some time, love, and care. |
| say they sell cars as auction prices but in the end you | | | | This online website that I found, actually takes the time |
| are just buying a Junker with problems. There are | | | | to provide you with constant updated list of places |
| many ways around this. Consider checking out the | | | | within each state that hold these local car auctions. |
| history of the local car auctions by you that you are | | | | The cars are either seized government cars, |
| interested in. I have found a few good online | | | | de-commissioned government or police cars, or even |
| companies that charge you a small fee to see their | | | | cars that people defaulted on making the payments or |
| entire list of local car auctions whether you live in | | | | sat in police impounds. Now this may turn you away, |
| Florida or NJ, they are listed by states, for easier | | | | but consider that more than half of these can actually |
| searching. I personally found a handful of local places | | | | be somewhat reliable cars, probably even a few rare |
| by me in New Jersey that I plan to check out soon. I | | | | exotics. It's definitely worth the price of admission to |
| also had the chance to find some live online auctions, | | | | see the list of these sites. |
| some of which actually can be consider local car | | | | I found that being able to bid online for used cars |
| auctions. | | | | through live auctions was just as much fun as actually |
| Take the time to get there the day before and acquire | | | | going to an auction. This company also provides you |
| VINs of the cars you like so you can go home and get | | | | with a handful of live online auctions that have pretty |
| car faxes on them. If possible try to see if they run if | | | | interesting cars in good condition for insanely low |
| they will let you and try to determine their physical | | | | bidding prices! |
| condition. Not always will the physical condition of the | | | | |