| Everyone wants to get a good deal on their next | | | | decent deal, but most cars will end up being sold |
| vehicle (who wouldn't...right?). When buying a | | | | (if sold at all) at or above wholesale prices.The |
| vehicle from a dealer, the least you'll pay for a | | | | third and final type of auction that I am going to |
| vehicle is the dealer's wholesale price (unless he's | | | | talk about is that of 'Police Auctions and |
| flipped his lid of course!). How do many of the | | | | Government Auctions'. There are typically two |
| used car dealers get their vehicles? They buy | | | | different types of vehicles up for auction here. |
| them from auctions. This article is about the auto | | | | First is the seized vehicle. These could be any |
| auctions that the general public are allowed to | | | | automobiles either owned by or involved with |
| participate in. For someone living in Wisconsin, | | | | someone who is participating in illegal activities. The |
| there are three common types of Auto Auctions | | | | second type of vehicle is that of the |
| that the public is typically allowed to participate | | | | decommisioned vehicle. A good example of this |
| in.The first of three that I'll mention is the 'online | | | | would be that of a police car that had been used |
| auto auction'. Two examples are eBay Motors and | | | | for five years and was replaced...the government |
| Yahoo Auctions. There are many aspects of | | | | would then auction the police car off. After |
| online auctions that are very similar to auctions | | | | attending a police or government auction, you'll |
| that occur in public. The people involve bid on a | | | | realize that the decommissioned vehicles often sell |
| specific vehicle, and when a time limit expires, the | | | | for much less than the seized vehicles.Regardless |
| top bidder takes the vehicle.Sounds pretty simple | | | | of which auction you choose to buy your car |
| huh? Well there are a few things you are going to | | | | from, you need to be very careful. I'd like to |
| need to watch out for. First, you won't see the | | | | offer two tips.1) Don't buy a lemon2) Never pay |
| vehicle until after you've bought it. This is probably | | | | over blue book value for any of these carsIf |
| the biggest drawback for obvious reasons. | | | | you'd like to locate an Auto Auction near you, |
| Second,it's often the case that the seller won't list | | | | visit Wisconsin Auctions for a complete listing of |
| the VIN#, so it's impossible to locate the car's | | | | the many public auctions going on throughout the |
| history throu CARFAX. Third, you may have to | | | | wonderful State of Wisconsin! See you at the |
| drive quite a ways to pick the car up (or have it | | | | Auto Auction!Joshua Gore is the owner of |
| delivered to you which can be quite | | | | Wisconsin-Auctions.com, a Menomonie Wisconsin |
| expensive).The second of the three auctions I'm | | | | based auction listing site. lists public auctions |
| going to discuss here is the 'public auto auction'. | | | | throughout the state of Wisconsin. All auctions are |
| The public auto auction is very much what it | | | | searchable by item, date, location, or auctioneer |
| sounds like. It is the public auction of automobiles. | | | | and the site is free for the public to use. Visit |
| Dealers often auction their cars off beginning at | | | | Today! . |
| wholesale price. This is a good place to get a | | | | |