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