Car Auction

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Editor review : Car-Auction

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Overall rating		5.2
Features		4.0
Ease of Use		7.0
Ease of Setup		6.0
Quality		4.0
Overall Satisfaction		5.0

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Features: Car-Auction offers a homepage with an advanced search option that seems to be exactly what users desire. Once you put in the model of the car of your dreams and insert your zip code and city, the website shows listings of cars they have sold within the last 48 hours. To see cars being presently sold, a user should become a member. However, once signed up, the advanced search option that is present on the homepage of the website is not present in the members area. Instead, a scant listing of auction websites appears.

In the members area, once a category is chosen, a list of other auction sites are shown. Car-Auction.com has done some work in collecting links to government sites, for example, but a user cannot search the Car-Auction database because it does not exist.

Car-Auction lists several external auction sites per category. In the category labeled Jewelry, for example, the site repeats an external auction site named Bidz nine times, an unbelievable amount of repeated links for one page.

Ease of Use: Car-Auction is quite easy to use. You can sign up and pay with a credit card using Click-bank.net, a quality credit card processor. Once paid, a user receives his or her password via e-mail and is immediately ready to search. The members area offers nothing extravagant and is not updated that often. It is not difficult to navigate because all that is required is for a user to choose a category and press the search button.

Content Quality: The overall quality of the homepage and sales page is top-notch. Users are led to believe that they will instantly be able to search for unbelievable auctions from this websites database. It simply is not true. Users are given access to a database of links. Many are repeated numerous times, such as Ebay.com, which is listed and repeated in almost every category. While this website might be decent for those who are just learning about the Car Auctions world, it simply does not deliver what it leads one to believe. Furthermore, the website claims to offer secret repo auctions, which it does not.

The Good: The website is easy to navigate and search. Car-Auction has put a lot of energy and effort in selling their product, but they have yet to do the same in the members area. If you simply want to have a database of links that takes you to real auction websites, this would be the choice.

The Bad: The cons of Car-Auction.com outweigh the pros multiple times. Also, the website has confusing sign-up fees. Extra fees are charged for access to seized vehicle auctions and seized real estate. This is confusing since the website claims to provide this service to its members anyway. There should be no extra fees. Users should be wary.

The Bottom Line: The website does offer some of what it claims. You can purchase directly from the source, but Car-Auction.com is not the central source. It only provides external links to governmental and nongovernmental organizations. The website also claims to offer listings in every country and state, and that you can choose from all makes and models. Both claims are not true. Car-Auction.com is an external links database. This is not necessarily a negative aspect because this helps first-time auction users better define and pinpoint their searches. It points them in the right direction, and that is all.

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Car Auction Sites Comparison Chart

	Gov-Auctions [-]	Cheap Car Search [-]	American Auto Bargains [-]	Car-Auction [-]
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Overall Rank	1st	3rd	4th	5th
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Review Summary	Gov Auctions offers a well-organized member's area that gives both external auction site listings and listings in their own database. Their main focus is on automobiles and real estate, but other aution databases are being added continuously. For the price tag and for those just beginning the game of auction buying and selling, this site is a great start.	CheapCar Search offers auctions available in the United States. The site focuses on automobiles, but offers some extras. The member's area is organized and is great for those looking for local auctions. Like other websites, it offers external links to other government auction websites. It does not offer cars or properties in its own database, as users are led to believe from the homepage.	American Auto Bargains claims to offer a searchable database in their members' area. This is not the case. Instead, it offers links to external auction sites. These sites are loaded within the members' area Internet browser frame and is not actually a part of their own website. They do not sell the services that they claim.	Car-Auction claims to offer a searchable database of unbelievable "secret" deals on cars and other seized property auctions. While they do offer external links to other auction websites, they do NOT deliver what is oringally claimed. Furthermore, their pricing structure is confusing.
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Editor Rating	7.6/10	7.2/10	6/10	5.2/10
Detailed Ratings
Features	4/5	3.5/5	2.5/5	2/5
Ease of Use	3.5/5	4/5	4/5	4/5
Content Quality	4/5	3.5/5	2/5	2/5
Product Features
Site displays BOTH: other action sites & their own listings
Site ONLY displays links to other auction sites
Government auction sites listed
Private auction sites listed
Offers international auctions
Offers auctions in the United States
External auction sites separrated by category
Gives external auction site description
Gives external site location
External site screenshots
Average number of external links to other auction sites per category	40	5	22	17
Average number of REPEAT auction sites listed in various categories (>3 = bad)	NA	>2	NA	>7
Bonuses	Free acess to investigate services website with username and password	E-books: Increase Auction Profits, eBay Secrets, eBay Making Money	NA	NA
Automotive Auction Types
Cars
Trucks
Vans
RV/Campers
Salvage Yard Auto Auctions
Boats
Motorcycles
Dirtbikes
ATVs
Buses
Aircraft
Paid to Drive (Delivery Purposes)
Paid to Drive (Advertising Purposes)
Other Auction Types
Offers Other Auctions	Yes	Yes	No Specific Listings	Yes
Antiques
Tickets
Art
Busniess Real Estate
Home Real Estate
HUD Auctions (Fix & Sale)
USDA Farm Auctions
Electronics
Jewelry
Lost in Mail
Unclaimed Money & Property
Live Online Auctions Sources
User Options
Members Area
Live Bidding on Auctions
Watching Auctions Option
Selling Items
Search Options
Search by Item Number
Search by VIN Number
Search by Location
Search with Postal Code
Search by Category
Search with Keywords
Search by Bidder
Advanced Search Options
Featured Items Listings
Wishlist
Item Summary
Account Information Area
Account Preferences Area
User Tool: Government Benefits
User Tool: Secure Financing Options
User Tool: Research Car Book Values
User Tool: Reaearch Hosue Values
Support
Help Articles & News
Online Tutorials
Newsletter
Phone Support
Live Chat
E-mail Support
Member's Forum
User Support FAQs
PC Friendly: Windows XP
Mac Friendly
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Site Names	Gov-Auctions	Cheap Car Search	American Auto Bargains	Car Auction
Editors Rating	7.6/10	7.2/10	6/10	6/10
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Car-Auction.com claims to offer a searchable database of unbelievable "secret" deals on cars and other seized property auctions. While they do offer external links to other auction websites, they do NOT deliver what is oringally claimed. Furthermore, their pricing structure is confusing.

[DESCRIPTION FROM MANUFACTURERS WEB SITE]

Every month, 1000s of cars become government property through seized and foreclosure laws. Since there are so many cars in these government auctions, and the enormous costs for storage, these cars must be sold fast and cheap!

By completing a simple search right here you can take advantage of these great cars of all kinds.

Car-Auction has a database full of thousands of different repo cars just waiting for you to bid on! You cannot find a better way to purchase a car than through online repo auctions. Buying a car can be a difficult decision and a stressful process.

Make buying your new car fun by purchasing through government & surplus auctions!