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About Copart Auto Auctions

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What is Copart?

Whether you’re an automotive business owner looking for cars, trucks or SUVs for your business, or you’re an individual seeking your next project car or daily driver, Copart has what you’re looking for. Over 175,000 cars, trucks, SUVs, boats, motorcycles, industrial vehicles and more are available every day in our online auctions. Continue reading to learn about bidding and buying the vehicles you need.

 

Who buys from Copart?

At Copart we sell vehicles for private, recreational or commercial use – clean title or salvage – to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and private individuals. These vehicles are sold online Monday through Friday (and some Saturdays) via Copart’s VB3 online auction technology. Buying from outside the United States? Learn more about buying internationally.

 

Where does Copart get its vehicles?

We sell items on behalf of several industries:

  • Insurance companies

  • Banks

  • Finance companies

  • Fleet operators

  • Dealers

  • Car dealerships

  • General public

Interested in becoming a Copart Seller? Let us know whether you’re a business or individual, and we'll get the process started.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Copart currently operates in many locations around the world, with buyers from more than 160 countries joining our vehicle auctions daily.

 

Is there a Copart location near me?

Copart has at least one location in almost every state, including Alaska and Hawaii, and we’re expanding to more locations every year. Internationally, we have locations in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates.

Find a location close to you on the Locations page online or on the Copart mobile app. View local inventory, quickly enter live auctions, and find contact information for individual Location pages. These pages are especially convenient for those bidding and buying vehicles from a single Copart location, so be sure to bookmark your favorite.

Although the physical location of a vehicle doesn’t matter to some Members, many Copart buyers prefer to bid on vehicles located within their own geographical region. This makes it easier to preview vehicles in person and to arrange transportation of purchased vehicles.

Tap the Vehicles Nearby button on the mobile app for a list of vehicles in your region. You can also use our online Vehicle Finder to search for vehicles in a specific location, state or province, and zip code.

When and where are the sales?

Our 100% online auctions are held Monday through Friday (and some Saturdays) and can be accessed through the Auctions tab or the Member Dashboard once logged in to your Copart account. You can also attend auctions on the Copart Mobile app by tapping Today’s Auctions. This lets you view live and upcoming auctions.

Each of our locations has been assigned a day of the week for its auction to run. For example, Atlanta North, Georgia, auctions are every Wednesday. On the other hand, Vallejo, California, auctions are every Friday. A few locations have auctions on multiple days each week. View the Auctions Calendar to see all sales for the next six weeks. Auctions of locations in the Eastern Time zone begin at 10 a.m. local time. All other sales start at 12 p.m. local time.

In addition, Members may join one of our four region-specific evening auctions, also called Night Cap Sales, Monday through Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. Night Cap sales feature vehicles that didn’t sell earlier that day during either the daytime auctions or the second chance preliminary bidding period. These evening auctions appear on Upcoming Auctions and the Auctions Calendar alongside our other sales, and are denoted by “*NCS.”

 

How do I start bidding and buying vehicles online?

To start bidding on the vehicles you need in Copart’s online auctions, you’ll need to be a Copart Basic or Premier Member. Registration only takes a few minutes, so register today! Basic Membership gives you limited Buying Power, whereas Premier Membership gives you substantial Buying Power, including the ability to bid on multiple vehicles at once, along with other benefits like priority Member Services phone support.

Once registered, start browsing over 175,000 cars, trucks and SUVs to find the ones you need. Some vehicles require a business license to bid. If you’re unsure whether you can bid on a vehicle or not, view Copart’s Help With Licensing map to view the licensing laws by state. If you still need to upload your license(s), visit your Account Information.

For further questions about bidding and buying in Copart’s online auctions, visit the Buying Overview page.

 

Does Copart have an authorized representative in my country?

We currently have authorized representatives in the following countries: