Can anyone here buy cars from copart.com (auto auction website)?

MykuL · 02-16-2012, 08:50 PM

Looking to eventually purchase an STI or WRX donor car to swap my Impreza, and was wondering if anyone here has the proper license(s) to purchase a car from copart.com. Trying to avoid $800+ in fees here

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X JBM X · 02-16-2012, 09:57 PM

anyone can buy cars from copart now. you don't have to be a dealer iirc. they changed this not too long ago.

MykuL · 02-16-2012, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by X JBM X

anyone can buy cars from copart now. you don't have to be a dealer iirc. they changed this not too long ago.

On a very limited number of auctions, yes, otherwise you either need a dealer/salvage/rebuilder license or a broker.

HERSHEY · 02-16-2012, 10:40 PM

PM'ing you now.

squarebush · 02-16-2012, 10:47 PM

I'm also very interested in this.

MykuL · 02-16-2012, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by HERSHEY

PM'ing you now.

PM'd back, bro bro

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Originally Posted by squarebush

I'm also very interested in this.

I'm surprised someone hasn't set up a FS thread saying they can do this, much like the fellow who offers to buy catalytic converters lol.

squarebush · 02-16-2012, 11:08 PM

Yeah, well, I'm in the market for a WRX with a blown engine, as I will have a spare WRX engine soon.

squarebush · 02-16-2012, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HERSHEY

PM'ing you now.

Do you have the license to buy from auctions? If you do, you could make some decent money off us guys who like to wrench in our back yards.

MykuL · 02-18-2012, 03:07 PM

Bump, still looking!

yginsu · 02-16-2013, 07:54 PM

I'm looking too! Even if you don't need a license on some auctions, I'm still looking for some general advice on how to purchase at auction. How do you know you're getting what you think you see in the listing? Any chance to inspect the car before paying? etc.

BradX978 · 02-16-2013, 08:45 PM

Also interested. Looking to STI swap as well.

Loyale93 · 02-16-2013, 11:40 PM

Well done bumping a year old thread.

lenyx · 02-17-2013, 05:56 PM

Don't see the harm in bumping since he was asking the same question. Necro bump or new thread.. same end result really.

You guys might want to ask around on the factory five forum. A lot of people are dealing with copart right now to get donors for their 818's. Then again, maybe it's a bad time since more people than usual are competing against you for cars

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...my-experience&

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...-now-CLEAN-UP&

toph · 02-17-2013, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Loyale93

Well done bumping a year old thread.

You'd be the first person to tell the guy to search. He searches, found what he needed, and bumped it, don't see the issue.

HERSHEY · 02-18-2013, 05:47 PM

I can get cars off of copart.

BradX978 · 02-19-2013, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HERSHEY

I can get cars off of copart.

This site seems fishy too me.. A hummer for 4,000... And S2000 for 2500.. Obv I know nothing of the auction business but if this sites legit I will be purchasing both of these cars soon. Haha any info you can give me would be appreciated?

kfoote · 02-19-2013, 03:16 PM

Copart gets a lot of stuff that is in less than ideal condition. I'm guessing that for a $4000 Hummer or a $2500 S2000, there are going to be significant enough issues with it that you'd be buying it as a parts car, not something that you plan on actually driving.

HERSHEY · 02-20-2013, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BradX978

This site seems fishy too me.. A hummer for 4,000... And S2000 for 2500.. Obv I know nothing of the auction business but if this sites legit I will be purchasing both of these cars soon. Haha any info you can give me would be appreciated?

Nothing fishy about one of the most well known national auto auctions in the country. Just because a Hummer says it's current bid is at $4,000 does not mean that you can buy it for $4,000. It is an auction, there is a date at which the auction ends. Just like ebay, 99% of the time and people bid at the last minute where the price is more realistic.

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Originally Posted by kfoote

Copart gets a lot of stuff that is in less than ideal condition. I'm guessing that for a $4000 Hummer or a $2500 S2000, there are going to be significant enough issues with it that you'd be buying it as a parts car, not something that you plan on actually driving.

If you're looking for a GOOD used car, than go to a dealership and buy a new car or take your chances with a preowned car. If you're looking for a cheap car that you can either fix on your own for cheap using resources available to you than Copart and other auto auctions may benefit in your favor. I have used Copart for buying a donor car for myself or friends when building a car and you need more than just a few odd things here and there. Whatever you don't use, you can just sell.

kfoote · 02-20-2013, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by HERSHEY

Nothing fishy about one of the most well known national auto auctions in the country. Just because a Hummer says it's current bid is at $4,000 does not mean that you can buy it for $4,000. It is an auction, there is a date at which the auction ends. Just like ebay, 99% of the time and people bid at the last minute where the price is more realistic.

If you're looking for a GOOD used car, than go to a dealership and buy a new car or take your chances with a preowned car. If you're looking for a cheap car that you can either fix on your own for cheap using resources available to you than Copart and other auto auctions may benefit in your favor. I have used Copart for buying a donor car for myself or friends when building a car and you need more than just a few odd things here and there. Whatever you don't use, you can just sell.

Agreed 100%. The race shop that I work at on weekends will buy cars through Copart, usually in search of something very specific that they want to have either as spares, or if the car is good enough, to use as a shell for a track build.

BradX978 · 02-20-2013, 11:54 AM

The hummer was 2 days away from the end bid so who knows where it went. But the only (visible) damage was the driver door and front panel (looked like a side swipe) but good info here. I was interested in the S2k as a strictly show/track build. The hummer was just curiosity. What's the process in being able to buy from copart?

BradX978 · 02-20-2013, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Loyale93

Well done bumping a year old thread.

I wasn't the one to bump it originally. I saw it because it was bumped.

vision.dynamix · 02-20-2013, 12:14 PM

He wasn't directing it at you.

MykuL · 02-20-2013, 11:47 PM

I'm too lazy to read all the replies - but I did end up buying a donor from IAAI.com and used ridesafely.com as a broker. All went smoothly

02-16-2012, 08:50 PM	#1
MykuL Scooby Specialist Member#: 122451 Join Date: Aug 2006 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Cranston, RI Vehicle: 01 RSTI w/07 EJ257 6MT Brembos BBSs Interior	Can anyone here buy cars from copart.com (auto auction website)? Looking to eventually purchase an STI or WRX donor car to swap my Impreza, and was wondering if anyone here has the proper license(s) to purchase a car from copart.com. Trying to avoid $800+ in fees here * Registered users of the site do not see these ads. Last edited by MykuL; 02-16-2012 at 10:07 PM.

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X JBM X Scooby Specialist Member#: 179639 Join Date: May 2008 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Hoboken, NJ Vehicle: '84 Carrera and '96 Cororra	anyone can buy cars from copart now. you don't have to be a dealer iirc. they changed this not too long ago.

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HERSHEY Scooby Specialist Member#: 148549 Join Date: May 2007 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: RI Vehicle: 95 RHD GC V7 STi 04 WRX, Sold the BlackSTi	PM'ing you now.

02-16-2012, 10:47 PM	#5
squarebush Scooby Specialist Member#: 173656 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nashua NH	I'm also very interested in this.

02-16-2012, 11:08 PM	#7
squarebush Scooby Specialist Member#: 173656 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nashua NH	Yeah, well, I'm in the market for a WRX with a blown engine, as I will have a spare WRX engine soon.

02-18-2012, 03:07 PM	#9
MykuL Scooby Specialist Member#: 122451 Join Date: Aug 2006 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Cranston, RI Vehicle: 01 RSTI w/07 EJ257 6MT Brembos BBSs Interior	Bump, still looking!

02-16-2013, 07:54 PM	#10
yginsu Scooby Newbie Member#: 51806 Join Date: Jan 2004	I'm looking too! Even if you don't need a license on some auctions, I'm still looking for some general advice on how to purchase at auction. How do you know you're getting what you think you see in the listing? Any chance to inspect the car before paying? etc.

02-16-2013, 08:45 PM	#11
BradX978 Scooby Newbie Member#: 334143 Join Date: Oct 2012 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Leominster Vehicle: 2008 WRX Vin Diesel.	Also interested. Looking to STI swap as well.

02-16-2013, 11:40 PM	#12
Loyale93 Scooby Specialist Member#: 91347 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Medford, MA Vehicle: '13 XV Crosstrek, 1050 Triumph Speed Triple	Well done bumping a year old thread.

02-17-2013, 05:56 PM	#13
lenyx Scooby Specialist Member#: 8221 Join Date: Jul 2001 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Belchertown, MA Vehicle: 02 WRX Wagon Blue/Gold	Don't see the harm in bumping since he was asking the same question. Necro bump or new thread.. same end result really. You guys might want to ask around on the factory five forum. A lot of people are dealing with copart right now to get donors for their 818's. Then again, maybe it's a bad time since more people than usual are competing against you for cars http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...my-experience& http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...-now-CLEAN-UP&

02-18-2013, 05:47 PM	#15
HERSHEY Scooby Specialist Member#: 148549 Join Date: May 2007 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: RI Vehicle: 95 RHD GC V7 STi 04 WRX, Sold the BlackSTi	I can get cars off of copart.

02-19-2013, 03:16 PM	#17
kfoote Scooby Specialist Member#: 39180 Join Date: Jul 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Trying to get :unamused: on TV Vehicle: 2004 WRB STi Slash Ten - FBHIC	Copart gets a lot of stuff that is in less than ideal condition. I'm guessing that for a $4000 Hummer or a $2500 S2000, there are going to be significant enough issues with it that you'd be buying it as a parts car, not something that you plan on actually driving.

02-20-2013, 11:54 AM	#20
BradX978 Scooby Newbie Member#: 334143 Join Date: Oct 2012 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Leominster Vehicle: 2008 WRX Vin Diesel.	The hummer was 2 days away from the end bid so who knows where it went. But the only (visible) damage was the driver door and front panel (looked like a side swipe) but good info here. I was interested in the S2k as a strictly show/track build. The hummer was just curiosity. What's the process in being able to buy from copart?

02-20-2013, 12:14 PM	#22
vision.dynamix NASIOC Supporter Member#: 139955 Join Date: Feb 2007 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: #BostonStrong Vehicle: # OneBoston	He wasn't directing it at you.

02-20-2013, 11:47 PM	#23
MykuL Scooby Specialist Member#: 122451 Join Date: Aug 2006 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Cranston, RI Vehicle: 01 RSTI w/07 EJ257 6MT Brembos BBSs Interior	I'm too lazy to read all the replies - but I did end up buying a donor from IAAI.com and used ridesafely.com as a broker. All went smoothly