Motorhomes For Sale At Auction

A seized auction or a police auction can be one of the best places to get a great business transaction on a good motorhome. This type of auction is just like any other auction except for the vehicles on offer have all been repossessed for one reckon or another. Some straight through have been seized for non-payment and others as part of bankruptcy repossessions. Most of the vehicles ready at these auctions are not that old and seem to have admittedly low mileage and are more often than not in good condition.

One of the great things about these auctions is that the occasion bids are usually admittedly low and some incredible bargains can be had. Occasionally the bidding does get carried away and care must be taken not to get pulled into bidding over the odds for what started out as an apparent bargain.

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When buying from one of these auctions the first thing to do is to have a standard look over the vehicle. Take a mechanic with you if you can to check over the engine and the driving side of things. Make sure that everything inside the motorhome works, check out the heating, air conditioning, refrigerator, stove etc. Make sure that all of the lockers and doors both inside and surface the car are working. Check for damp patches in the ceilings in the corners and behind the units and at the back of the lockers. Also check for damp colse to the carpets near the kitchen area and in the bathroom. In short, give the motorhome a standard seeing over whilst making notes as you go of everything that doesn't work or that needs concentration or replacement.

The best way to put a price on a motorhome is to find a similar model with similar fittings. You now need to work out an approximate value for the motorhome. You will not be able to use the 'blue book' or 'Nada' prices as precise guides due to the fact that these only take into list the car model, age, mileage and overall condition. They do not take into list the fittings and fixtures included nor the overall health of the living areas. To be able to price a motorhome effectively you need to study the prices of similar models for sale in the local press or in the specialized motorhome press.

Once you have an idea how much the motorhome you want to bid on is worth you can work out your maximum bid. Check the notes you made earlier and work out how much it would cost to put right the problems you have noted down. Add to the price the auctioneers fees and commissions which are usually about 10%. This will give you your top price for bidding. Any bid over that price you might and you will be paying over the odds for the vehicle.

More often than not there are many other vehicles at the auction and the auctioneers will be trying to get straight through as many as potential in the one day. For this reckon they tend to make the starting bids very low. With a bit o luck you can take benefit of this as there will be few habitancy attending who are in the shop for motorhomes. This means that you should be able to get the motorhome of your option for only a fraction of the price you have calculated as its value. At times any way you will find that the price becomes elevated by fresh and over zealous bidders. If this happens you should naturally back out and wait for the next car or the next auction. Try not to come to be tempted and sucked into a bidding war once your upper bidding limit has been surpassed.

You can find seized auctions and police auctions which are held usually at many locations all over the country. To find out the details you can get entrance to a usually updated database which holds the places where the auctions will be held along with a list of the vehicles that will be on offer. The Seized car Auctions web site and the
Auction Pass web site are two reputable sites where you can get entrance to these databases.

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Motorhomes For Sale At Auction