| Looking for a cheap car? Or maybe you want to buy | | | | land in the middle of nowhere, where it is cheap and |
| one to fix and resell? If so, it's time for you to find | | | | taxes are low. When it comes to charity car auctions, |
| some local car auctions. For some, however, this is | | | | take no chances. Be sure to know exactly where you |
| easier said than done. | | | | are going before you leave the house, and do not |
| The first thing to understand when looking for local car | | | | assume that your destination is the location of the |
| auctions is that there are two main entities that host | | | | charity itself. |
| them: the government, and charities. Either type of | | | | A good example is Goodwill. They auction vehicles |
| auction can easily net a great deal, but many times the | | | | quite often, but rarely do it at an actual Goodwill |
| types of vehicles sold are very different. | | | | location. This is because auctions are typically held on |
| Local Government Car Auctions | | | | the weekends, and the last thing they want is their |
| These auctions are, the vast majority of the time, | | | | parking lot full on prime shopping days. For this reason, |
| hosted by the police department. Some cities will also | | | | they usually have a place somewhere that handles all |
| auction their utility vehicles from time to time, but | | | | of the auctioning for them, and this place can |
| generally anything with a diesel engine gets used and | | | | sometimes be far from civilization. When getting |
| maintained until it's dead. Your best bet would be to | | | | directions to these places, always ask something along |
| check out your own local car auctions to see what | | | | the lines of, "Is there anything special I need to know |
| your area sells as every area is a bit different. | | | | about finding you?" Yes, there probably will be a large |
| The type of vehicle being sold will often dictate the | | | | amount of vehicles, but if they are all behind a huge, old |
| location of the auction. For instance, when the police | | | | rice mill, or down a dirt road from the highway, you still |
| department auctions vehicles, it is often in their own | | | | won't see them. |
| parking lot. With the exception of very large | | | | Local car auctions aren't typically too hard to find. |
| metropolitan areas, local car auctions are usually held in | | | | Listings are generally in the newspaper, as well as |
| the city that houses the county seat. | | | | online somewhere, but often times you have to know |
| Local Charity Car Auctions | | | | where to look to find them online, so some searching |
| As opposed to government auctions, charity car | | | | may be in order. Charity auctions can often be found |
| auctions can be a completely different animal. Although | | | | simply by calling the charity and asking. You may get |
| some charities have the resources and the property to | | | | re-directed a few times, but they're generally used to |
| auction vehicles near one of their existing buildings, | | | | those questions. Also keep in mind, some auctions are |
| such as churches, others that often auction large | | | | invite or dealer only. Although there are ways to get |
| numbers of vehicles will sometimes purchase a plot of | | | | access to those as well, that's another article entirely. |