Black Dog Auto Finder

There are advantages and disadvantages to purchasing a vehicle at a government or police auction instead of going to a car dealership. Many people don’t realize it, but the police seize thousands vehicles every month and in most cases auction them off to the general public at greatly reduced prices.

Obviously, police auctions are a secret that car dealerships don’t want you to know about. This is because not only is there one less potential customer looking to purchase a vehicle but there is also another bidder competing against him for the cars that are being auctioned.

Yet almost all North Americans still continue to use car dealerships to purchase their vehicles every day. Why? Most people unfortunately aren’t educated on police auctions. The government doesn’t spend any money advertising so auction attendance is solely based on word of month. Following is a list of pros and cons when buying at these auctions:

Advantages:

- Business Methodology allows much lower prices.

- Police auctions are held everywhere in US and Canada.

- Detailed previews on the Internet of the cars and vehicles that will be offered at upcoming auctions

- There is a large selection of vehicles that can be found at police auctions including: cars, jeeps, trucks, minivans, ATV’s and more!

- No middle tier channel (middleman) to go through or pay

- No annoying commissioned salesperson to deal with

- Motivated seller who doesn’t have the resources or time to deal with inventory, therefore offering vehicles based on no reserve bidding

- Better income tax advantages (run as a business)

- Car taxes are typically less

- Once you have an understanding of police auctions, you can start your own business (i.e. Sell cars on eBay or Autotrader.com).

Disadvantages:

- Most sales are made in cash so credit is typically not offered

- No warranty period beyond manufacturer warrenty, although most used dealerships only provide 30 days or so

So if you don’t mind paying cash, or have access to credit, then it’s obvious that the pros far out-weigh the cons in favour of government and police auctions. Just as with a used car dealership it is a good idea to bring someone with you who can inspect and determine the vehicles condition.

The author is currently researching Night Vision Scopes and other spy gear, as well as the field of Family Genealogy Searches for upcoming articles.