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