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You’ll find auction events left, right and centre from various government agencies. If you don’t want to be faced with excessive bidding competition and are looking for quality vehicles at bargain prices, city public auto auctions are the way to go. This can be an important part of your auction strategy with the view of finding great vehicle purchases at a number of events.

Simply because Cities don’t have many goods and vehicles to sell, they will generally hold auctions on fewer occassions that for example the Federal government. This has its upsides. There are way less official procedures involved with the announcement and management of city auctions. Although each city administration will have its own rules, they all tend to hold auctions on average five to 6 times per annum.

Around the country, Cities are ‘waking up’ to the digital revolution and increasingly hold auctions online. Of course this results in a more simplified bidding procedure. Of course for most cities this is not standard. They still prefer live auctions.

It would be extremely unusual if the city auto auction are only limited to a few selected elegible participants. To be eligibile you need to provide proof of identity and be at least 18 years old – even 21 years in some states. Historically therefore only in extreme cases will City departments not allow private citizens to bid at the auctions.

In keeping with their objective of transparency and accessibility to everyone, the fee for entering the auction will be small. There’s a wide range from no fee at all, upwards to a maximum of $27. Each City sets its own fee and will be different from for example, San Antonia to San Diego and Phoenix.

Compared to federal levels auctions, city car auctions usually has a much more homely feel to them. On occassion the event will be outsourced to a dedicated auctioneering company, and other times it will be done in-house. ‘Stick to your guns’ however, and don’t do things differently. Some call it the manual to success, which in essence is doing your research ‘homework’ and having an accurate assessment of the car’s value. Keep to your price and don’t overpay. This is a surefire way to get the deal you want.