TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) – In the market for a new car? It could be sitting in the Toledo Police Department's impound parking lot. The TPD is holding an auction at the end of the month, but WTOL got a sneak peek at a few of the nearly 100 vehicles that will be up for sale.
Cars going on the auction block range from older cars to high-end luxury cars, such as Land Rovers and Cadillacs. Also up for auction are motorcycles, four wheelers, even a golf cart. The vehicles are all forfeited, which means they were either abandoned, used in a crime, or purchased with money gained from a crime. Each vehicle will go to the highest bidder.
"We have everything. We have cars that are beat up, cars that are in decent shape, cars that need a little work. We have some four-wheel motorcycles," said Chris Delaney of the TPD.
The auction will take place Saturday, March 31 at the Toledo Police impound lot located on Dura Avenue. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the auction starting at 11 a.m. Buyers will need to pay in cash or with a check.
Omaha Time Capsule: For sale: one used post office
24.05.12
What happened in the Midlands on this day? Here's a sampling from the World-Herald archives.
FOR SALE: ONE USED POST OFFICE
March 8, 1963: Seventeen members of the Mayor's Post Office Committee, meeting in one of the now-shabby courtrooms in the time-battered downtown Post Office, unanimously recommended to the city that the property be sold to private investors for redevelopment. It took the committee, established to determine the future of the property, only 50 minutes to reach the verdict. The Post Office was scheduled to be declared surplus by the Federal Government.
1936: The discredited Douglas Street bridge escrow proposal would probably be revived within the next few weeks. It was in January 1930 that the street car interests announced the signing of the bridge over to the city. It was announced that tolls had been impounded starting on Oct. 31, 1929, and that the city would get the bridge six and one-half years from that date. With the six-and-one-half-year period wrapping up shortly, it was reported that the owners' representatives would appear before the council with a warranty deed to the bridge.
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impounded cars for sale how do i get it ?
Jan 17, 2009 by Stephen S | Posted in Buying & Selling
please i want to know when and how to get impounded cars for sale
If you are thinking of impounded cars for sale, you need to know the exact day and time when the auctions are going to happen. The different law enforcement departments have different specified dates and times for their auctions.
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simorny | Jan 17, 2009
Most big cities NYC, Philly, etc will have some sort of link to there impound lots. I would check there. Also check you state dept of transportation (DOT) they often have auctions for there state vehicles.
Good Luck,
Bec :)
JERZ E GRL | Jan 17, 2009
call your local county sheriff
Steven P | Jan 17, 2009
Scout the lot of cars. Be careful what you buy. If the car has a title or can be titled. DON"T BUY SALVAGED CARS if you intend to put them back on the road. Most insurance company's will NOT insure them.
Ironball | Jan 17, 2009
impounded cars for sale in tempe az?
May 09, 2010 by Daniel | Posted in Buying & Selling
A couple years ago a friend took to a place in Tempe Arizona to look for a car it was called impounded cars for sale or something like that and he also showed the website, but I can't find it now either. anyone know of this place?
For the most part, all insurance, repo and impounds are handled through a independent third party. Try http://easyexport.us/carfinder. This is a registered broker for Copart.com, and one of the only ways for the public to buy cars at a dealer only auction.
nywholesale | May 11, 2010
impounded cars for sale?
May 31, 2007 by some guy | Posted in Buying & Selling
has anyone here ever bought an impounded car and was there any really big problems with it or anything and how much of a real discount was there off the original price?
Impound auctions generally are not for the untrained person.
You can find good deals and get lucky, or you can buy a car that turns out to need a lot of work.
Generally, they will tell you if it has keys or not, if it has keys, they may or may not tell you if it runs or not. Some will let you start them, but some won't.
You will see vehicles in all different conditions, even some that are burned out shells. Sometimes, you'll see some that look great, but may have been towed from the side of the road, so you don't know what is wrong with it.
Impound auctions can be a real gamble, usually attended mostly by salvage yard dealers with a few people there for a specific vehicle for parts or to restore or whatever. They generally know what they're looking at and don't care whether it runs or not.
The best place to go is to a government surplus auction where they're selling off the old government vehicles such as retired squad cars. the best ones to get of those are detectives vehicles, or other unmarked or non-patrol units.
Mark B | May 31, 2007
I went to an impounded vehicle auction, and believe me, the prices they actually sold for was way too much.
Get a list of the vehicles up for sale, then do a valuation on them at www.nada.com and set your maximum price that you would pay for the vehicle, knowing that you can only crank it (some dont crank) and listen to it, and inspect it visually.
Don't get stung. Do your homework.
MsAdviseALot | May 31, 2007
Hey, its not a bad deal. The tow company knows usually if the car starts, they have a locksmith make a key sometimes. They also know how the car was brought in usually too. Like someone got pulled over and was deported or whatever (car was running), or it was abandoned (unknown) or was parked on private property and not reclaimed (it drove into there). Go check it out
mdcbert | May 31, 2007
Impounded cars come from various places, from abandonded vehicles with serious body/glass damage, to repo cars where the owner failed to make payments, to drug seized vehicles. Police seizure sales have pretty good deals, mostly because the cars are decent quality, likely have been raced and abused though. The main problem with auction/impound yard sales, is you don't get to drive the car. So much information is lost by not driving the car, everything from condition of major components(transmission,rear end)to overheating problems, and the list goes on. I know of people that have bought auction cars, these people also didn't really care about the reliability of their cars, as long as it would start and go, they were happy. When one car blew, they'd hit another auction. For me, it's a waste of your good hard earned for money. Shop wisely, and take your time, there's always a car to be sold, you'll always have another chance.
fisherwoman | May 31, 2007
What's a good site to find cars for sale under $1,500?
Sep 01, 2007 by Adelaide B | Posted in Buying & Selling
I tried Craigs list but those cars are really expensive and am looking for another site where I can find something within my price range.
Police impound cars would be good but I don't know how to find them.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
You will find the answer at this link http://www.usedcartips.org/TENTHOU.html from there navigate to Test Drive, it will help you along to get value for your bucks.
If you have further questions or confused feel free to make contact through the website address.
Ray | Sep 01, 2007
Why it is so hard to find Police impound cars for sale?
Sep 26, 2007 by Neil M | Posted in Buying & Selling
Because the police have favorite people who buy all the cars. Any left are no good. You will not get a good deal from an impound towing company. They know what the car is worth. If it a good car the owner will pick it up. In rare cases an apartment co. will impound a car thats owner has been jailed or has left it for some other reason. Then you may find a good car but you will not get a deal. Either a regular dealer will buy it or the impound co. owner will keep it.
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