Where can I find cars & suvs auctions?

UX Search lists 21 auction sites for cars & suvs, including GSA Fleet, GovDeals, Public Surplus, Municibid, and searches the government and public-surplus platforms itself.

Who can bid on cars & suvs auctions?

Most of these sites are open to the public; bidding usually takes a free account on the auction site, and some sales ask for a card on file or a deposit. Bidding, payment and pickup happen on the site that runs the sale, under its own terms.

What should I check before bidding on cars & suvs?

Count the fees. Most auctions add a buyer’s premium to the winning bid, and some add document or gate fees. Check each site’s terms before you bid. Inspect or have it inspected. Many sales allow previews. Our inspectors directory lists companies that will look at a vehicle for you.

Car & SUV Auctions

21 auction sites · part of 390 auction sites UX Search covers

Cars and SUVs sell at public auctions every day: government fleet cars, repossessions, donated cars, dealer trade-ins and insurance vehicles. UX Search checks the government sellers on every search and lists the other auction sites open to the public below.

Type what you’re looking for in the search box to check every site at once, or open a site below to see what it has right now. Bidding always happens on the auction site itself.

Searched by UX Search

UX Search reads these sites itself and shows their listings first, with counts and photos, on every search.

GSA Fleet gsafleet.gov · Federal fleet vehicles retired from government service.
GovDeals govdeals.com · Surplus from cities, counties, states, schools and utilities nationwide.
Public Surplus publicsurplus.com · School districts, towns, transit agencies and universities.
Municibid municibid.com · Municipal, school and government surplus from local agencies.

More auction sites for cars & suvs

See current auctions on eBay Motors →

Car and truck listings from private sellers and dealers across the U.S. This link shows auction-format listings only.

Open to the public

See current auctions on Capital Auto Auction →

Public car auctions, live and online, of repossessed, dealer, government and donated vehicles in Maryland, D.C., Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.

Open to the publicUpcoming auctions How to buy Register

See current auctions on Copart →

Online auctions of salvage, insurance-total, repossessed and clean-title vehicles, from cars and pickups to boats and RVs. Some lots need a business license; the public can buy those through a registered broker.

Registration requiredAbout Copart Upcoming auctions How to buy Register

See current auctions on IAA →

Insurance-total, salvage and clean-title vehicles sold online, mostly to business buyers. The public can bid on lots marked open to the public or buy through a broker.

Mostly business buyersAbout IAA Upcoming auctions How to buy

See current auctions on SCA Auctions →

A broker that lets the public bid on salvage and insurance vehicles without a dealer license, with a refundable deposit.

Open to the publicAbout SCA Auctions Upcoming auctions Register

See current auctions on Cars & Bids →

Online auctions of modern enthusiast cars, mostly from the 1980s on. Bidders register with a credit card.

Registration requiredAbout Cars & Bids Past results Register

See current auctions on Gaston & Sheehan Auctioneers →

Seized and forfeited assets from federal cases, city fleet vehicles, jewelry and coins, from Texas.

Registration requiredAbout Gaston & Sheehan Auctioneers Past results

See current auctions on Sierra Auction Management →

Arizona government surplus and police-seized vehicles for more than 150 agencies, plus business assets, in Phoenix and Tucson.

Registration requiredHow to buy Register

See current auctions on Hawaii State Surplus Auctions →

Hawaii state surplus property sold in two-week online auctions.

Open to the publicHI

See current auctions on Kentucky State Surplus Auctions →

Kentucky state surplus property, sold online through HiBid and GovDeals.

Open to the publicKY

See current auctions on Maine State Surplus Public Sale →

Maine state surplus sold at a monthly in-person sale and in online auctions.

Open to the publicME

See current auctions on Kansas City Tow Lot Auction →

Kansas City, Missouri's monthly online auction of towed and impounded vehicles.

Open to the publicMO

See current auctions on NYC DCAS Vehicle Auctions →

New York City fleet vehicles and equipment, sold online through GovDeals.

Open to the publicNY

See current auctions on Texas State Surplus Store →

Texas state surplus vehicles and property, sold at the state surplus store and online through Public Surplus.

Open to the publicTX

See current auctions on Seattle Fleet Surplus →

City of Seattle surplus vehicles and equipment, sold online through Bidadoo and Murphy Auction.

Open to the publicWA

See current auctions on Washington State Surplus →

Washington state surplus sold in GovDeals online auctions and a fixed-price online store.

Open to the publicWA

See current auctions on West Virginia State Surplus Property →

West Virginia state surplus vehicles and property, sold at the Dunbar warehouse and online on GovDeals.

Open to the publicWV

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UX Search links to these auction sites and is not affiliated with them. Bidding, payment and pickup happen on each site, under its own rules.

Government auctions

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Before you bid

Count the fees. Most auctions add a buyer’s premium to the winning bid, and some add document or gate fees. Check each site’s terms before you bid.
Inspect or have it inspected. Many sales allow previews. Our inspectors directory lists companies that will look at a vehicle for you.
Check the VIN. Run a free UX Vehicle History Report on any 17-character VIN before you bid.
Know the title. Read whether the vehicle comes with a clean, salvage or bill-of-sale title, and what your state needs to register it.
Plan pickup or shipping. Most auctions give you only a few days to remove what you buy. Line up a shipper before the auction ends.

Helpful tools: free Vehicle History Report · vehicle inspectors · shippers and services · what similar items sold for

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