Auto auctions are usually open to the public and you would have to find out what hours they are open to the public. They are a lot of dealers that go there but you can find the hours and be able to go also.
You can get a listing of IL auto dealers in the white pages or the yellow pages of the local phone books. You can also get a listing of dealers by checking for licensed businesses and their records in the courthouse.
Yes, auto dealers do need to have a license to sell vehicles to the public. They cannot sell vehicles legally without being licensed by the state they are in.
You become a licensed car dealer in the state of your choice.
No...government auctions are typically open to the public because they are trying to get as much as possible for the vehicles.
There are many car auctions especially in Los Angeles. There you can find live and online auto auctions...At Public Auto Auctions you make cheap purchases and most of these are used cars. All dealers or any other type of Organisation- like governments, banks, insurances, angencies, businesses, tow companies- increase their profits every day by selling their cars inventory...Some of the used car auctions are : ebay, Repokar, Public Auto Auction, Insurance auto auction and others...
Online auto auctions like eBay Motors auto auctions and Yahoo Auctions. Basically private sellers and junk car sales. Wholesale auto auctions is generally where dealers buy used cars from other dealers to try and sell on their lots. Public auto actions is everyone for themselves. This goes the same with the cars. Good, bad and ugly but anyone can buy them. Public auctions have the most scam potential though. I trust police, government and insurance company auctions the most. Police and government are high mileage old cruisers or transport cars but at least you know they have been maintained over the years. Insurance and salvage company auctions are usually only open to dealers but sometimes they are public. These are just cars people couldn't afford so it runs the risk of not knowing how they were treated but insurance agencies are going to be at least somewhat honest about it and wouldn't sell a lemon.
You have to preregister at dealer only auctions and provide your dealer number to the auction. So you may want to look at public auctions which you can get deals at on occasion.
Copart.com has listing of car auctions all across the country. You can also looking your local yellow pages as auto auctions are quite common. Beware some are open to dealers only.
There are three types of auto dealers. Wholesale dealers sell to wholesalers and auto dealers rather than to the general public. Retail auto dealers are allowed to sell to auto dealers like Wholesale dealers, but they can also sell to the public. Finally, Auto brokers are allowed to sell autos on behalf of a customer (consignment).
The Manheim auto auction of North America is the one stop shop for overseas buyers and auction dealers. The cars can be shipped overseas which is the key incentive.
The answer may vary by state, but generally yes. You would have a licensed dealer purchase a vehicle on your behalf. Yes!
One can find information on auto auctions at a variety of places. AutoTempest, GSA Fleet Vehicle Sales, and Interstate Auto Auction provide information about auto auctions.