Get an Excellent Deal at the next Wisconsin Auto Auction

Everyone wants to get a good deal on their

next vehicle (who wouldn't...right?). When buying a vehicle

from a dealer, the least you'll pay for a vehicle is the

dealer's wholesale price (unless he's flipped his lid of

course!). How do many of the used car dealers get their

vehicles? They buy them from auctions. This article is about

the auto auctions that the general public are allowed to

participate in. For someone living in Wisconsin, there are

three common types of Auto Auctions that the public is typically

allowed to participate in.

The first of three that I'll mention is the 'online auto

auction'. Two examples are eBay Motors and Yahoo Auctions.

There are many aspects of online auctions that are very

similar to auctions that occur in public. The people involve

bid on a specific vehicle, and when a time limit expires,

the top bidder takes the vehicle.

Sounds pretty simple huh? Well there are a few things you

are going to need to watch out for. First, you won't see

the vehicle until after you've bought it. This is probably

the biggest drawback for obvious reasons. Second,it's often

the case that the seller won't list the VIN#, so it's impossible

to locate the car's history throu CARFAX. Third, you may

have to drive quite a ways to pick the car up (or have it

delivered to you which can be quite expensive).

The second of the three auctions I'm going to discuss here

is the 'public auto auction'. The public auto auction is

very much what it sounds like. It is the public auction

of automobiles. Dealers often auction their cars off beginning

at wholesale price. This is a good place to get a decent

deal, but most cars will end up being sold (if sold at all)

at or above wholesale prices.

The third and final type of auction that I am going to

talk about is that of 'Police Auctions and Government Auctions'.

There are typically two different types of vehicles up for

auction here. First is the seized vehicle. These could be

any automobiles either owned by or involved with someone

who is participating in illegal activities. The second type

of vehicle is that of the decommisioned vehicle. A good

example of this would be that of a police car that had been

used for five years and was replaced...the government would

then auction the police car off. After attending a police

or government auction, you'll realize that the decommissioned

vehicles often sell for much less than the seized vehicles.

Regardless of which auction you choose to buy your car

from, you need to be very careful. I'd like to offer two

tips.


1) Don't buy a lemon


2) Never pay over blue book value for any of these cars

If you'd like to locate a Wisconsin Auto Auction near you,

visit Wisconsin-Auctions.com

for a complete listing of the various public auctions going

on throughout the wonderful State of Wisconsin! See you

at the Auto Auction!