Dec 3, 2021 · One important thing to remember about buying from Copart, is that unless you are close enough to their auction yard to go and see the cars in person, the ONLY information you will get about the cars is posted in the listing.

Feb 5, 2021 · It looks like the most established brokers who partner with Copart are Auto Bid Master, Salvage Reseller, and A Better Bid. Does any have experience with two or more of them to help us decide who to use?true

Mar 4, 2020 · Beware of copart they are very deceptive in their fees and will charge you for everything. i have been going to copart and buying from them for over 15 years' and hate how they do business and wonder why i do it but i have done well there providing that you are aware of the games they play, example you could buy a car there with a bid of $2000 ...

Nov 26, 2005 · To register with Copart you need to make an account and email a picture of your drivers license to them. There are certain tiers of membership and at this point you are the lowest of the low which means you get the most fees charged to you.

Copart sells to car dealers, dismantlers, auto body shops etc. Yes they technically do sell to private individuals but its not really meant for that. You end up having to hire a broker to put a bid on a car and then like in your case the broker fees basically double the cost of the car. I have used copart in the past as a hobbyist for getting project cars or parts source cars. I ended up ...

Sep 12, 2023 · I’ve been buying and selling cars from insurance companies for a while now but I’ve never seen a market like this one. I was the highest bidder on a SALVAGE 2017 Chevrolet Silverado LT V8 2WD with bench cloth seats. A base model and very boring truck. I bid 16,900. Plus a 7.5% standard vehicle fee, $79 gate fee, $149 live bid fee, $20 mailing fee, and a $10 …

Jan 23, 2024 · Copart is pretty easy to navigate, you can find anything pretty much any kind of vehicle. I look for “clean title, mechanic damage” vehicles weekly Could you buy a cheap luxury car on copart? Sure, but you need to realize any salvage car is in the salvage auction because someone who does this for a living decided the vehicle wasn’t worth repairing If you want a …

Nov 2, 2021 · Copart is great if you want to strip parts off or strip it down to build a race vehicle. If you care about your mother, find something that is not a salvage vehicle.

Has anyone here ever used Copart to buy a car? I'm a bit confused as to how it works. I place some bids, and then it goes into a "live auction", and then what? Is there more bidding that goes on during the live auction at an actual auction? What's the deal, amirite folks?

Mar 31, 2023 · Copart is not an impounded cars auction. Copart is a damaged (often severely) car auction that happens to sell some impounded cars. Do not buy a car from copart unless you are a mechanic. And definitely do not buy anything with newer technology (forward collision, adaptive cruise, lane assist) unless you are some sort of mechanic/engineer.