If you do not wish to purchase a vehicle through dealership, you might be an auto auction person. However, there a few things you should know before you get started with your research for such auctions. 

Auto auctions are known to supply cars to body shops, car rental places, car dealerships, recyclers, and anyone else interested in purchasing a vehicle. The auto body shop owners use auction as a place to get a great deal on a used or non-running vehicle. 



There are different types of auto auctions such as wholesale, public, salvage, police and online auctions.

Types of Auto Auction:-

Salvage auctions specializes in worn-out vehicles which are then repaired and rebuilt. Often the cars available are of high-quality. 

Wholesale auctions; bring together wholesale buyers and sellers in a friendly environment where bids are competitive. In such auctions, only licensed car dealers can make a bid. Thus, these are open to only registered auto dealers. 

Auto auctions online can easily connect buyers with vehicles through an auction with a sealed bid. There are auto auction services which offer live broadcasts of each auto auction where a viewer can bid on a vehicle online, or via absentee ballot.

Regarding Auto Auction Rules 

In maximum cases, the auto auctions' rules state that any vehicle won during the auction immediately becomes the buyer's property and also that it should be taken off the auction site within a short amount of time. 

It is also important to understand that each auto auction online has a set of specific rules, such as requiring a bidding card to make a bid. You may also need to pay a deposit if you win the vehicle, and there may be no warranties, refunds, or exchanges.
Therefore, it is significant to carefully go through the website before moving ahead with the auction.