Before you bid on and buy a vehicle through salvage car auctions like AutoBidMaster.com, make sure you factor your total cost into your budget, not just the sales price of the vehicle. You need to take into account auction fees, documentation fees, vehicle shipping costs, and so forth. Let’s start with the basics. What is AutoBidMaster? AutoBidMaster is an online platform that gives you the chance to bid on salvage vehicles. We are a registered…
With online car auctions on the rise, it’s more and more common for people to find used and repairable cars for sale out of state to fix up for themselves, resell, or for used auto parts. Purchasing a car from out of state has some different intricacies around it than buying one from a dealership near you, though. From California salvage yards to NJ State Auto Auctions, you have the whole country at your disposal…
When you’re looking for repairable cars for sale through online auction, it’s important to know what you’re looking at. Often, you’re buying a vehicle that’s located far away from you, and you can’t look at it in person. While the majority of vehicles that are sold through insurance companies are listed in the condition they were received and have a pretty clear and visible indication of the damage they received, there are other companies that…
AutoBidMaster is a premier Copart broker, and your one-stop online auto auction. We give our members access to the largest online salvage auto inventory, and our dedicated Customer Service Representatives are here to help our members through every step of the way: from finding the perfect vehicle, to placing bids, to arranging shipping. There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes here in our Portland, Oregon office. We’re interviewing Tabitha, the Sales Manager here…
Tesla has taken the world by (electrical) storm with the production of high-functioning, super-fast electric vehicles – aka EVs – including SUVs, sports cars, and sedans. There’s something for everyone. With climate change and state regulations forcing automakers to reconsider the way they manufacture vehicles with fuel efficiency in mind, more and more companies are switching to EVs. For Tesla, though, that’s what they do. And they do it well. However, Tesla ownership is cost-prohibitive…
You’ve been browsing through clean-title, salvage, and repairable cars for sale on AutoBidMaster. Now, you wanna know: what’s the difference between a regular auction and “Buy it Now?” Good news: we’re here to clear that up. Auctions When we speak about auctions, they have two phases: preliminary bidding and live auctions. During the preliminary bidding phase, members can place bids on vehicles, and the highest bid placed here will be represented incrementally at the time…
Here’s the last installation of “Where do Salvage Vehicles Come From?” In Part 1 of this series we talked about how salvage vehicles get branded, and where they end up afterwards. In Part 2, we talked about the benefits of using AutoBidMaster as your broker. Now, we’re going to go over the whole bidding process, so you’ll be better equipped to get your own salvage vehicle at auction. Registration It’s easy. Just head over to…
In Part 1 of this series we talked about how cars get branded with salvage titles, and where they go after that. You know now that they often end up at auction yards, but it isn’t as easy to bid on them from the yard as you would have hoped. Now, we’re answering the question, “why use AutoBidMaster?” A little bit of background: AutoBidMaster was founded over 10 years ago in Portland, Oregon. We saw…
So, where do salvage vehicles come from? Over five million vehicles are deemed a total loss each year in the United States, for reasons ranging from a fender bender to vehicles that have been completely burned to a crisp. When a vehicle is considered a ‘total loss’ by an insurance company, it may receive a salvage title. Different states and insurance companies have their own methods of deciding if vehicles are a total loss, including…
If you’re buying a car for commuting, family trips, or just as a weekend toy, safety is always a top priority. Vehicle safety has come a long way since the first automobiles, and an entire industry has risen from the safety requirements that surround vehicle production. From the creation of the three-point seatbelt by Volvo engineers – who then opened the patent for all manufacturers to use, free of charge – to modern day automatic…
