| A police seized car auction is an auction where the | | | | than justifies buying one at a police impounds auction, |
| police department sells off cars that it has seized | | | | and if there is very little competition on the car, you |
| because they were used in crimes, or have been | | | | can get an amazing deal. Five hundred dollar cars are |
| sitting unclaimed in the impound lot. Police seized cars | | | | not an every day thing, but is does happen. One of |
| vary in condition, some are not worth dragging home, | | | | the best things about police property auctions is the |
| and some are only a couple on months old, with very | | | | fact that there is no dealer markup, you pay the |
| few miles on them. It is important to check out the | | | | price of your bid, plus any buyers premium that will |
| cars before you bid on them, and if you are not | | | | be told before the start of the auction. |
| mechanically inclined, get someone who is, to check | | | | Local police departments are not the only ones that |
| them out. | | | | sell off their seized and surplus cars, all fifty states |
| At police vehicle auctions, the bidding will start low, | | | | have state auto auctions, which sell off surplus and |
| and the high bidder will take the car home, regardless | | | | seized cars from the state police, and any state |
| of how high his bid is. Most cars will sell for a few | | | | agency that need to get rid of a vehicle. |
| thousand less that what they are worth, which more | | | | |