Online Auto Auction

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There are a lot of different online auto auctions out there these days. You can go with a government auction and come away with a worn-out Crown Victoria patrol car, or go to eBay and put your faith in the seller (since you’re buying a car sight-unseen). Or you can use AutoBidMaster, and bid with confidence on a low-miles, recent-model used car.

Why Copart and AutoBidMaster?

• With AutoBidMaster, you have immediate access to any cars being auctioned at Copart’s auto auctions. You’ll have your own personal buyer account, which you can set up with a refundable security deposit and your driver’s license

• After establishing your bid ceiling in the preliminary bidding process, you can bid either by watching the sale in real time or through Auto Bid Master’s Bid4U proxy bidding. Proxy bidding can also be set for incremental bids, bidding only on your say-so. You’ll be notified by email of your bid status and can track the bidding that way.

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... have every option to inspect the vehicle beforehand; each vehicle has a thorough suite of photographs and can be inspected online. We can also arrange (for a fee) a licensed, certified mechanic to give the car a complete inspection (with additional photographs) and then give you a complete rundown of the car.

• Copart’s auctions attract bidders from around the world. We can arrange for the car to be shipped from the auction to your home; for international clients, we can cover all the fees and legalities of exporting the vehicle. The exception would be for Canadian customers, where we would arrange for the vehicle to be delivered to the nearest location on the US side of the border. If you elect to pick up the vehicle rather than having it shipped, you’ll be allowed six days of free storage before storage fees begin to accrue.

• Registration fees are payable by major credit card, PayPal or bank wire transfer. In the event that you win the bidding on the car, the full amount is payable by bank wire transfer only.

• Remember that your top-dollar bid amount in preliminary bidding does NOT mean that’s what you’re going to pay in the virtual auction. If you’ve set $4000 as your top bid and your car actually sells for $3000, then $3000 is what you’re going to pay.

With Copart and AutoBidMaster, much of the guesswork is taken out of the online auto auction process. You can easily find a good deal on a car that’s got plenty of miles left in it, and you can do it from the comfort of your own home or office, while bidding against the dealers and other professionals that frequent car auctions. It can mean getting a car at thousands off the blue book value. Doesn’t that sound better than getting a sight-unseen car from eBay, or a beat-up Highway Department Ford truck from a government auction site?