Police impound auctions / lien sales have great bargains on used cars

There are great bargains at police impound auctions but be careful. Look on the windshields of the cars there. They usually write on the windshield how the car came in (No license, abandoned, 72 hours), or if they have a key made for the car or not. Ask the guys at the impound yard if they've seen the cars your interested run,or if they've noticed any problems with them. Be wary of cars that have been abandoned. Obviously they've been abandoned for a reason.

The people who work at the impound remove the license plates from the vehicles before they sell them. Since the owner of the vehicle left it there, selling the vehicle without the plates, and providing lien sale papers is like the vehicle being reborn again.

People who buy these cars for resale either register the car, or try to sell the car without the license plates. If you register the car it'll be easier to sell it because the car will have plates, and you'll have the title. It's more difficult to sell the car without registering first because there are no plates, and people are weary of that when they first see the car. You also will have lien sale papers instead of the title which is another thing people are weary about. Lien sale papers are what you're given to register the vehicle. They act as the title. Anybody who tries to sell a car without the plates on it, should park the car on a private spot, and not on the street unless they want the vehicle towed away.

Go to a lot of different police impound auctions. They are all different. Some drive the cars in front of you, others they don't even start the engines. They have them every weekday so go to a bunch of different ones, and see which ones you like best. Unfortunately there aren't any police online auctions. The closest thing to police online auctions is copart auto auction. It's the only auction I know of where you solely bid online.

Bring the following when you go to police impound auctions:

You'll also want to bring

Coolant

Check all the fluid level before you drive off. Make sure there's plenty of coolant, and motor oil in the car.

So where are these police impound auctions?

If your in LA I'm sure your wondering where you can find police impound cars for sale. For seven dollars you can have access to the police impound listings for all of LA County. Go to the icon below, and hit pay now. After you have paid the seven dollars for the list, you'll be given a password. Click on LA Auction List on the navigation bar, and enter the password for access to the LA police impound auctions directory.

When you're ready to sell you car, run a vehicle history report before you put it up for sale:

The vehicle you're selling could be a one owner car, and you'll want to use that as a selling point.

Introduce yourself and get to know people when you attend police impound auctions. Make connections, and get tips. Talking to different people will broaden your mind, and make you think from a different perspective. You'll get tips on where the other auctions are, mechanics, and body shops that will charge you wholesale prices. You'll also get tips how to advertise, write good adds, weed out people on the phone who aren't serious, etc.

If you're not getting good deals at the auctions, look for cars on:

It's a good place to find good deals on cars for resale. People are willing to sell their cars cheap if there is something wrong with them like body damage. Usually it can get fixed cheap, they just don't know or care.

It's also the best place to sell your car, besides craigslist.

Police impound auctions