Government Auctions

Federal, state, county and city surplus in one search

Government auctions are public sales of property that federal, state and local agencies no longer need, including vehicles, heavy equipment, tools, electronics, seized property and real estate. Most are held online on auction platforms, and some are held in person. UX Search checks 33 of these platforms at once and links straight to each listing on the platform that runs the auction.

Federal surplus

Federal agencies sell surplus property and fleet vehicles through official federal sites.

GSA Auctions · GSA Fleet vehicle sales · IRS and Treasury auctions · Military surplus

State, county and city surplus

States, counties, cities, school districts and utilities sell surplus on auction platforms such as GovDeals, Public Surplus and Municibid.

GovDeals · Public Surplus · Municibid · NC State Surplus

Police and seized property

Retired police vehicles and property seized or unclaimed by law enforcement are sold at public auction.

Police cars · Seized cars · PropertyRoom · Jewelry and seized property

Vehicles and heavy equipment

Fleet cars, trucks, buses and heavy equipment are among the most common government auction items.

Pickup trucks · Heavy equipment · Backhoes · Dump trucks

Real estate

Government-owned and foreclosed homes and land are sold through HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the VA, the USDA, tax sales and sheriff sales.

HUD homes · Foreclosures · Tax sales · Sheriff sales

Government auctions by state

Platforms UX Search covers

GovDeals · Public Surplus · Municibid · GSA Auctions · GSA Fleet · GovPlanet · IronPlanet · Ritchie Bros. · JJ Kane · Purple Wave · Proxibid · HiBid · Wisconsin Surplus · NC State Surplus · Illinois iBid · Michigan MiBid · Utah State Surplus · Minnesota MNBid · PropertyRoom · IRS Auctions · U.S. Treasury Auctions · HUD Home Store · HomePath · HomeSteps · Hubzu · CivilView Sheriff Sales · Auction.com · Xome · VA Homes (VRM Properties) · USDA Resales · Auctions International · Copart · IAA · How each platform works →

Getting started

• How government auctions work
• New buyers start here
• Buyer’s premium and fees
• Hidden costs
• Inspecting a vehicle
• Title and registration

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New York City Sells 292 Cars Seized for Unpaid Tickets in Five Tow-Yard Auctions This November, Cash Only, Including 53 From 2022 or Newer, Two Teslas and a 1964 Alfa Romeo.The New York City Sheriff's Office and the city marshals sell vehicles seized for unpaid parking-ticket judgments at the tow yards where they sit, cash on the spot, no keys, no warranty. Five sales are posted for November: Queens on the 4th (60 lots), the Bronx and Queens on the 5th (50 and 63), Brooklyn on the 6th (65) and Staten Island on the 16th (54). More than half of the 292 vehicles carry a lienholder that survives the sale. Here is each sale with its tow yard, the lot lists, what is in them, and the rules that make these the cheapest and riskiest auctions in the city.UX Auctions · Oct 29, 2026