Government auctions of repossessed cars, trucks, SUVs etc are a much cheaper way to buy used vehicles. The reason is because vehicles at these auctions are put up for sale at 40 to 70% off their original asking price!

Repossessed vehicles that the government has taken ownership over come from people who have acquired their cars through the ownership of dirty money or are allegedly involved in criminal cases. After repossession the vehicles are put into a public garage until which time the case has been settled. Should the case go against the favor of the previous owner the vehicle in question goes to auction.

Mainly the government turns them over to private auction houses to sell the vehicles for them. Anyone interested in buying one of the vehicles can now do so from one of these auctions.

However, the locating of these government auctions can be quite difficult. Just walking up to the police station and asking them for the whereabouts of the seized car auctions is not possible. If you are going to find them without an online searching guide, you are going to have to do the searching yourself and take drives out to auction houses.

As these auction houses dont tend to advertise seized vehicles you could try calling any numbers you find in your local yellow pages directory. To find out which ones handle seized vehicles check with them when you are speaking with them on the phone.

Go and visit the offices of the auction places that do sell any seized vehicles.

At their office look through the listings of government auctions of the repossessed cars. That will give you a chance to short list any car models that you like. Try to get as much information as you can on your initial visit.

Including finding out all the documents you will need to present. Also, how much cash you will need if you do win a bid plus any specifics like the dates and times of auctions. Try attending an auction simply as an observer if you have the time.

Watching how the bidding process works before actually bidding gives you an idea of how it works.

Finally, restraint is a good thing to practice. Because of all the competitive fever in the air you can feel a lot of adrenaline. There will always be plenty of cars to bid on so if the bid gets too high for you, leave it!

Theres a link to a guide at our site which can give you current lists of dates and times of all auctions of seized vehicles across the US.

The guide is for both online and offline auctions.