Police Auctions
By Mark Moyo
You mean where I can go buy a cop?
No. Police auctions are not where you go to buy a policeman! Many people do not realize that police agencies, including local police departments, county sheriff departments, as well as state and federal law enforcement agencies end up with a lot of confiscated, lost, or abandoned property. Police departments across America also collect all types of assets and periodically hold auctions for them to be sold. Almost every state, as well as the U.S. federal government, have police seizure laws that empower a law enforcement agency to seize these property assets that have either been used in the commission of a crime, or have been purchased with money that was received through the commission of a crime. Not all items, though are seized. Sometimes items are acquired by police department because of being abandoned. Sometimes also, police surplus vehicles are sold.
You might be asking yourself, "What types of things can I get at a police auction?" The answer is anything you can think of, and it has probably been seized or abandoned (or even surplused). Cars, jewelry, planes, boats, furs, homes, anything that has been used in a crime or purchased with money that came from a crime is a fair target. What makes police auctions better than some other types of auctions is because of how cheap you can get certain items. Many times, goods such as cars, especially abandoned ones, are literally auctioned off for a couple hundred dollars.
City police departments also conduct public bicycle/property auctions as well as abandoned vehicle auctions. They will also sell miscellaneous items (small electronics, computer equipment, household items, cell phones, automobile accessories and a whole slew of other items). These auctions will be conducted on either the Internet and/or LIVE in person to interested bidders.
When most people think about police impound car auctions they believe those cars were once owned by a drug dealer or murderer, but that isn't always the case. A good number of the cars that you will hit upon at a police impound car auction are those which have been confiscated because of non-payment of loans and from businesses involved in fraud. A result of all this is that many of the cars are nearly new or in incredibly good condition.
If you are looking for information on attending a police auction, or any other type of auction for that matter, one website that really caught my eye was GovernmentAuctions.org. Their database will take you to government websites that allow you to purchase a car, truck, or any other automobile from a police or Sheriff's auctions. Moreover, they not only provide information on police auctions and Sheriff's auctions but also federal and state auctions, local auctions, IRS auctions, bank foreclosures, surplus property sales, tax lien/tax deed sales, and a plethora of other types. GovernmentAuctions.org® would certainly be a good place to start your search for these type of auctions.
You mean where I can go buy a cop?
No. Police auctions are not where you go to buy a policeman! Many people do not realize that police agencies, including local police departments, county sheriff departments, as well as state and federal law enforcement agencies end up with a lot of confiscated, lost, or abandoned property. Police departments across America also collect all types of assets and periodically hold auctions for them to be sold. Almost every state, as well as the U.S. federal government, have police seizure laws that empower a law enforcement agency to seize these property assets that have either been used in the commission of a crime, or have been purchased with money that was received through the commission of a crime. Not all items, though are seized. Sometimes items are acquired by police department because of being abandoned. Sometimes also, police surplus vehicles are sold.
You might be asking yourself, "What types of things can I get at a police auction?" The answer is anything you can think of, and it has probably been seized or abandoned (or even surplused). Cars, jewelry, planes, boats, furs, homes, anything that has been used in a crime or purchased with money that came from a crime is a fair target. What makes police auctions better than some other types of auctions is because of how cheap you can get certain items. Many times, goods such as cars, especially abandoned ones, are literally auctioned off for a couple hundred dollars.
City police departments also conduct public bicycle/property auctions as well as abandoned vehicle auctions. They will also sell miscellaneous items (small electronics, computer equipment, household items, cell phones, automobile accessories and a whole slew of other items). These auctions will be conducted on either the Internet and/or LIVE in person to interested bidders.
When most people think about police impound car auctions they believe those cars were once owned by a drug dealer or murderer, but that isn't always the case. A good number of the cars that you will hit upon at a police impound car auction are those which have been confiscated because of non-payment of loans and from businesses involved in fraud. A result of all this is that many of the cars are nearly new or in incredibly good condition.
If you are looking for information on attending a police auction, or any other type of auction for that matter, one website that really caught my eye was GovernmentAuctions.org. Their database will take you to government websites that allow you to purchase a car, truck, or any other automobile from a police or Sheriff's auctions. Moreover, they not only provide information on police auctions and Sheriff's auctions but also federal and state auctions, local auctions, IRS auctions, bank foreclosures, surplus property sales, tax lien/tax deed sales, and a plethora of other types. GovernmentAuctions.org® would certainly be a good place to start your search for these type of auctions.
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