There are a number of online sites which contain information about seized vehicle auctions. The web domain "PoliceAuctions," for example, is a good resource.
The police department in your community can give you information about auctions of vehicles it has seized. Those seized in federal matters would be offered by the federal government. Often, these auctions are advertised in the newspaper. You can likely get information by calling the federal courthouse in your area.
There are a number of auction houses that have contracts to auction off seized vehicles. Cars are seized for a number of reasons. They could have been a problem vehicle on public roads for instance the driver wasn't insured. You'd be surprised at some of the cars to be found at police seized car auctions. Other vehicles that come up for auction are seized under the proceeds of crime act and yet others are sold through bankruptcy and liquidation auctions. The issue is that very few of these sales are advertised so you will need to find a quality, legitimate auction directory that regularly updates their listings. For more information, see Sources and Related Links.
There are government auctions of seized items, but the government also auctions other things, like old government equipment.
It depends entirely on WHY and under what legal authority the Marshall has seized and taken control of the vehicle.
Online car auctions can be found on sites such as eBay, Auto Trader and Copart Auctions. Many local and state governments also offer information on auctions of automobiles seized buy Police, Sheriff, DHS and other government agencies.
Yes, when the U.S. Government has one of their auctions you can buy seized cars.
Federal government vehicle auctions can be found through this website (http://www.usa.gov/shopping/cars/cars.shtml). Local and state governments have their information posted on the internet and advertised through newspapers. The United States Government maintains a page at http://www.usa.gov/shopping/cars/cars.shtml with all the information about resale of cars, both those used by government agencies and those seized as part of an arrest.
Not enough information is supplied about the reason for the vehicle impoundment.For instance - was it impounded as evidence? Was it impounded as being used in a crime? Was it impounded as an unsafe vehicle? Was it seized for drugs? Was it seized pursuant to an arrest for DUI?
You could try nyautoauction.com you could check nyc.gov for vehicles that have been seized. Apparently seized care auctions are the best place to get cheap, good quality cars. Alternatively try themanahattanauctionhouse.com
Some property auctions may be conducted by the police department, but only if the property were seized by that agency as lost, found, forfeited, or seized. You would have to check with the individual agency.Added: "Property" as used in this context does NOT refer to real property but to other moveable items and articles.
yes after 4 or 5 days
Car auctions are a great opportunity for people to find vehicles in relatively good condition at low prices. The cars involved in local auctions are usually vehicles that have been seized by districts or police departments or are ex-government or ex-company cars. Some of the best websites to search for local car auctions include reviewcarauctions.com, local-car-auctions.com and carauctioninc.com. In addition to this newspapers are an invaluable source of information on car auction locations.