Mid Atlantic Auto Auction & Parkville Automotive last day of Business was January 11th 2020. We thank you for all of your support over the last 30 years. The owners are retiring. We thank you for all the great memories over the years.
How A Live Auto Auction Works
Preview Time
Official preview time is 2:00PM to 5:00PM on the Friday prior to the sale. Please note you do not have an automatic right to "back out" of a vehicle purchase. Therefore, inspect the vehicles closely during preview! The vehicles sold at our auctions range from late-model luxury cars in mint condition to "fixer-uppers" for mechanics that like a challenge. If you don't know cars inside and out, bring someone with you who does.
Preview Time
Official preview time is 2:00PM to 5:00PM on the Friday prior to the sale. Please note you do not have an automatic right to "back out" of a vehicle purchase. Therefore, inspect the vehicles closely during preview! The vehicles sold at our auctions range from late-model luxury cars in mint condition to "fixer-uppers" for mechanics that like a challenge. If you don't know cars inside and out, bring someone with you who does.
Bidding
This is the fun part! Each vehicle will be driven through the building. The auctioneer will announce the lot number and describe the vehicle, announcing everything we know about it, whether good or bad. Then the bidding starts. This process goes very quickly and can be confusing the first time. Read the following description and watch as a few vehicles are sold to get a feel for how it works. The auctioneer will suggest a starting price: "Who'll give me one thousand dollars to start?" If nobody wants to start at that price, the auctioneer will lower the amount until someone bids. To bid, simply raise your hand and display your bidder number. A "bid catcher" will point to you and shout, "YES, sir!" The auctioneer will start asking for higher bids: "I have eight hundred dollars, do I hear nine hundred?" If someone wants to bid $900, he will raise his bidder number, the bid catcher will point to him and shout, "YES, sir!" If you raise the bid, the bid catcher will point to you and the other person will be out. The process continues until nobody wants to bid any higher: "I have nineteen hundred dollars, who'll give me nineteen-fifty? Going once, twice, third and final call: SOLD! For nineteen hundred dollars to bidder number 268." A clerk will write down the winning amount and the buyer number. If yours is the winning bid, the vehicle is now YOURS! At this point, please go to the auction stand immediately to make a deposit.
Payment
A $700 deposit is required for each vehicle at the time of your successful high bid.
The balance is due by 4:30 pm Monday.
IF YOUR BID IS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE BANK, YOUR DEPOSIT WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU ON WEDNESDAY AFTER 2PM IN THE FORM OF A CHECK.
Check Out
After you have paid in full for your purchase, you will be given the keys and directed to your vehicle. All vehicles must be removed from the premises by 4pm Wednesday. Towing is available for an addition fee.
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