| I have written or read almost everything that can be | | | | know where to look and what price range to expect. |
| said about government and police auctions, but the | | | | For this article I have found a number of cars (and a |
| other day I was thinking to myself how ironic it is | | | | pickup truck) among the tens of thousands that are |
| that you hear so much about foreclosures, | | | | available. These are just a randomly selected micro |
| government auctions, reposed cars, etc. yet you | | | | sample of some of the fantastic deals that are |
| rarely see samples of the specific deals available. I do | | | | available: |
| know that the reason for this is that the word 'profit' | | | | - 2005 Porche Boxster with 14K miles - $5,790 |
| is a dirty word for the government and therefore | | | | - 2005 X5 BMW with 15K miles - $4,140 |
| advertising is not an option. The only way you would | | | | - 2005 Ford 150 Pickup with 12K miles for - $5,710 |
| of heard about government or police auctions is | | | | - 2003 Jeep Liberty with 23K miles - $3,890 |
| through word of mouth or on the net. | | | | - 2005 Corvette with 13K miles - $4,600 |
| Can you imagine if Best Buy said they had some | | | | Like I said these are just a sample of ones I selected |
| great deals but never really publicized what they | | | | but you can select from any made and model. So |
| were, they probably won't get half the business that | | | | where do all these vehicles come from and why are |
| they do. Well in the case with government auctions | | | | they so darn cheap? The come from numerous |
| they still have quite a following with virtually no | | | | branch sources which all have many vehicles reposed |
| promotion (mostly word of mouth) and the reason | | | | for different reasons ranging from unpaid debt and |
| for that is simple, they have the best deals, period. | | | | or taxes to many different legal reasons. Police and |
| Think about it, no cost paid for the goods sold and | | | | other government agencies also sell off the items |
| they want to move that merchandise out of their | | | | that they obtain from convicted criminals. |
| inventory as fast as possible. Compare that to a | | | | Going to a live on-site government auction rather |
| retailer who has a cost associated with each item | | | | then an online auction is a good idea because you will |
| and needs to make a certain margin on each sale. | | | | be given the opportunity to look over the vehicle |
| Having said that my goal is to make interested | | | | before you bid on it. As I've mentioned in the past if |
| people aware of the deals that are currently available | | | | you're not mechanically inclined then bring someone |
| from any of the numerous government auction | | | | to the auction who is. Also be careful to verify the |
| agencies. For research I generally use my number | | | | quality and the history of the vehicle before you |
| one rated government vehicle auctions site as | | | | purchase. Given the fact that a small percentage of |
| evaluated on my review site highlighted in the last | | | | people are even aware that these auctions even |
| paragraph. By the time you read this the items listed | | | | exist, you'll be able to find a vehicle of your choosing, |
| may of expired, however, it will provide you with an | | | | perhaps even of higher social status then you |
| example of what kind of deals are available, so when | | | | intended for a much lower price then you expected. |
| you're in the market for the same type of item you'll | | | | |