| You have seen the ads on television, heard them on | | | | the terms and conditions. |
| the radio and even searched for them online; | | | | Automobiles are the easiest items to buy as long as |
| government auctions are becoming one of the | | | | you can pay for them, most of them come with |
| biggest selling markets around. This is because there | | | | clear titles remember drug dealers and other criminals |
| is so much going on with the economy that people | | | | do not want to be stuck with a bank loan that will |
| are losing their personal items such as homes, cars, | | | | give out their private information. Collectables and |
| jewelry, and collectables and the government has no | | | | jewelry are just as easy to get a hold of with the |
| place to store these items so they sell them off to | | | | exception of things that are so valuable that the |
| pay off debts, get rid of items seized in police raids, | | | | previous owner could have recorded them as stolen |
| drug busts and various other reasons. So why should | | | | prior to the property being seized. Then you will have |
| you not benefit from the misfortune of others. Big | | | | to get a copy of the government agency seizure |
| companies and millionaires have been doing it forever. | | | | report in order to prove that it was free and clear at |
| Remember those on Wall Street who have | | | | the time of your purchase. |
| embezzled money from their clients, those brokers | | | | One of the hardest items is real estate; if the |
| are working their way through the prison system and | | | | property has a lien holder (i.e. bank, Mortgage |
| their assets are being sold at below market prices to | | | | Company) they have the right to not accept your bid |
| try and regain losses to the victims. There are a ton | | | | for the property. Many people go to auctions and bid |
| of websites that claim to be government auction | | | | on property only to find out that the lien holder has |
| sites but they want you to pay a monthly fee in | | | | rejected their winning bid and they do not own the |
| order to bid on items then you may or may not win | | | | property they thought they won. If you go to a real |
| the item you are wanting. You are able to search | | | | estate auction, make sure you find out as much |
| government websites free for auctions in your area | | | | information you can about the property prior to the |
| and in areas where they will do shipping at your cost. | | | | auction. Most legitimate auctioneers will inform you of |
| Some government auctions will hold your items for | | | | how many lien holders there are on the property and |
| up to seven days in order for you to arrange to | | | | if the lien holders are willing to accept a substantial |
| come and pick up the items. You just have to read | | | | loss on the property. |