Frequently Asked Questions

Now you can buy cars from Copart auto auction, just like the dealers, saving hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. Membership with Auto Bid Master provides you immediate access to Copart.com with your own personal Buyer account with full access to bid on vehicles at Copart’s auto auction.

Auto Bid Master is a Copart Auto Auctions Registered Broker, we are powered by Copart! Our membership provides you with a personal Buyer Account to bid on cars at Copart’s auto auction, saving you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. Along with our membership we offer domestic and international vehicle shipping services, vehicle inspection services and auto auction purchase consulting. Our transparent fee structure is the lowest in the industry - guaranteed!

Yes, everyone can join Auto Bid Master and and buy cars with clean and salvage titles. Our membership gives you access to Copart Auto Auction's inventory as the Buyer. You can start bidding and buying immediately after you register!

No, you don't need a dealer license to bid and buy with Auto Bid Master. Membership with Auto Bid Master provides your with a personal Buyer Account to bid on vehicles at Copart auto auction without a dealer license.

To join Auto Bid Master, you simply need to provide your contact information, a valid driver’s license and pay a refundable security deposit.

We offer a free 14-day trial to purchase one vehicle or you can choose an annual membership for only $150.00 which allows you unlimited purchasing during for the full year.

Registration Fees can be made with all major credit cards, Paypal, or bank wire transfer.

Your Buyer account will be active immediately. An email will be sent to you with your Buyer number and the password so you can start bidding right away!

Yes, Registered Members may visit the auction to inspect the vehicles in person. Complete the self-check in, selecting option #4, “Reseller Bidder Check-in,” on the main menu, at one of the yard's bidding kiosks. Upon successfully logging in, you will be asked to enter the number of visitors so that Copart can print the correct number of check-in forms at the counter, where you will sign in and pay USD 25.00 per person. The bidder/guest form grants you access to preview only up until the Receipt Valid Through date listed on the bottom right of the form.

We offer a free 14-day trial to purchase one vehicle or you can get an annual membership for only $150.00 which allows you unlimited purchasing during that year.

No. Our transparent fee structure ensures that you understand all of the fees involved before you purchase your vehicle. Visit our Fees Page for a complete description of all fees and a calculator to fully understand your final cost.

Auto Bid Master only charges $200 per vehicle purchased to cover our costs. This is the lowest in the industry – guaranteed! Copart has standard fees to cover their costs which include a Copart Buyer Fee, Internet Fee, and Gate Fee. These fees are calculated based on the purchase price of the vehicle. Use our calculator to understand the fees for the vehicle you are interested in.

The security deposit is collected in advance as an assurance that you will pay for what you purchase. It's a minimum of $400 or 10% of your Buyer account bid limit. You can increase or refund your deposit at any time at My Account.

The security deposit is 100% refundable. Once you purchase a vehicle, your security deposit will be refunded. If you decide not to purchase a vehicle, you can request a refund of your security deposit via My Account.

Security Deposit can be made with all major credit cards, paypal, or bank wire transfer.

To increase the security deposit simply login to My Account and click on the security deposit tab. You may increase or refund the security deposit at any time.

To refund the security deposit simply login to My Account and click on the security deposit tab. You may increase or refund the security deposit at any time!

Registered Members may visit the auction to inspect the vehicles in person. The cost is $25 per person. Complete the self-check in, selecting option #4, “Reseller Bidder Check-in,” on the main menu, at one of the yard's bidding kiosks. Upon successfully logging in, you will be asked to enter the number of visitors so that Copart can print the correct number of check-in forms at the counter, where you will sign in and pay USD 25.00 per person. The bidder/guest form grants you access to preview only up until the Receipt Valid Through date listed on the bottom right of the form.

Before you can bid on a vehicle, you must sign-up for a Membership at Auto Bid Master and pay the refundable security deposit. Your Buyer Number will immediately be sent to your email address. You are now ready to login and bid!

Preliminary bids are accepted 24 hours a day and until 1 hour before the virtual auction begins. Virtual bids occur in real time during the virtual auction on sale day. Once a bid is entered, it cannot be lowered or deleted. You may increase your bid at anytime.

Your Buyer Account will be active immediately after registration. An email will be sent to you with your Buyer number and the password so you can start bidding right away!

Preliminary bidding establishes the starting price for the internet-only virtual sale. Buyers who are outbid receive an email notification and are provided the opportunity to re-bid on the vehicle. Preliminary bids are accepted 24 hours a day and until 1 hour before the virtual auction begins. The highest preliminary bid will compete against virtual bids via BID4U during Virtual Bidding.

You place your preliminary bids on the Vehicle Detail page. To get to the Vehicle Detail page, select the Vehicle Finder tab. You can search for vehicles using the vehicle finder, vehicle locations or virtual sales calendar. All these options will display the Vehicle Detail page where you can place a bid.

Virtual bidding is the process of submitting live bids over the Internet during a Copart VB2 Virtual Sale. Buyers may log onto their Member Account at www.copart.com and select Virtual Sales under the Home Menu tab to submit bids electronically, in real time over the Internet, to compete with other virtual bids.

To join a Virtual Sale you must log in to www.copart.com, and click on the Virtual Sales link within your Member account and load the appropriate sale window. There are three buttons in the bidding window that will help you place your bid. You can place a valid next increment bid or jump ahead by placing a valid five-increment or a ten-increment bid.

Yes, you can participate in as many virtual sales as you desire. You may be the current high bidder on one vehicle at a time.

Yes. The current item available for bidding displays and you may start bidding.

You cannot lower or delete a bid once it has been entered. You may submit a higher bid.

Once a bid is entered, it is treated like a current bid and cannot be deleted.

From the Member Home tab, select Current Bids. Your top bid on each lot is displayed.

Under the Bid Status Menu tab, bids will appear on the Current Bids page until the vehicle is sold. Once the vehicle is sold, the bid will appear on the Lots Won page if the vehicle was awarded to you. For a Premium Service, if the vehicle was not awarded to you, the bid will appear on the Lots Not Won page.

Under the Bid Status Menu tab, your bid will display as the highest bidder on the Current Bids page.

We do our best not to allow ties to happen. However, when they do, it is Copart's policy to award the vehicle to the virtual bidder, not the preliminary bidder. Utilize the Bid Increment option to prevent a tie.

Select the Bid Status Menu tab. Under the Open Items page, click the lot display hyperlink. You will then be given the options to accept the seller's minimum, keep your current bid or counter bid for the selected lot.

Counter bidding may occur when the vehicle seller has placed a minimum bid or bid-to-be-approved (BTBA) restriction on a vehicle. If you are the high bidder, the seller may accept your bid or counter your bid.

Buyer Power is your ability to place bids according to your security deposit. Buyer Power has 2 parts: the number of vehicles, and the dollar amount. Security deposit of $400 allows you to bid on1 vehicle up to $4000 bidding limit. Each vehicle count has to have its own $400 security deposit. For example: $800 security deposit will allow you to purchase 2 vehicles for a total value of $8000. OR, $800 security deposit can allow you to purchase 1 vehicle for a total value of $8000.

Copart uses BID4U to make the bidding process easier and more efficient. BID4U represents the highest preliminary bidder during the virtual sale. Simply enter the maximum price you are willing to pay for the vehicle during preliminary bidding and BID4U will bid on your behalf up to your maximum bid during preliminary bidding and during the virtual sale. BID4U will only bid one increment over the current bid to maintain your position as the highest bidder. This allows you to purchase a vehicle below your maximum bid if bidding does not meet or exceed your maximum bid. If you select the bid increment option, BID4U will bid one additional increment over your maximum bid to break a tie. If a bidder with a higher maximum out-bids you, Copart notifies you via email. As a security precaution, no one, including Copart associates can see your maximum bid. It is 100% confidential!

Increment bidding authorizes Copart to increase your bid by one and only one increment if a live virtual bidder matches your bid. Your bid will not be incremented if it is the highest bid.

Under the Bid Status Menu tab, your bid will display as the highest bidder on the Current Bids page. You will also receive email confirmation of your highest bid.

“Night Cap sales” give buyers more opportunities to bid on great vehicles. Night Cap sales are held at 6 pm PST (9 pm EST) Monday through Thursday and include the vehicles that did not sell in the regular sale.

Night Cap sales allow for vehicles to be on sale more quickly than if buyers had to wait for the next scheduled sale in that facility.

When a vehicle enters the 2nd-chance bidding period, it will also be added to a Night Cap sale. Buyers are able to place preliminary bids on the vehicle until the live Night Cap sale the next evening. If the vehicle goes into 2nd-chance bidding on a Thursday or Friday, the Night Cap sale will be held Monday.

A vehicle is removed from a Night Cap sale if it is sold during 2nd-chance bidding. Conversely, if preliminary bids received in the Night Cap sale reach the seller’s current minimum bid, the vehicle is removed from 2nd chance bidding and will continue to receive bids in the Night Cap sale.

There are 4 Night Cap sales held simultaneously at 6 pm PST (9 pm EST) Monday through Thursday. Each sale includes vehicles located in different regions: Pacific (includes HI and AK), Central, Mountain and Eastern.

You can place bids according to the amount of your security deposit, which must be a minimum of $400 or 10% of your maximum bid. For example, if your security deposit is $400, you will then be able to bid a maximum of $4,000. If you wish to bid a higher amount, you must increase your security deposit via My Account.

Check the amount you entered. There should be no punctuation and no 00 for cents. For example, if you want to enter in $1000.00 (one thousand) you would enter it as 1000.

Please contact us by email or phone to help you determine why you are not able to bid when you receive this message.

You are required to have Java applet installed on your computer to bid online in the Virutal VB2 sale. You may download the java applet for free at www.java.com

If you receive this error message, check the sale date of the vehicle on which you placed a bid. If there is no sale date, Copart pulled the vehicle from that sale. If there is a sale date, contact us for further assistance.

Registration Fees and the Security Deposit can be made with all major credit cards, Paypal, or bank wire transfer.

We offer a free 14-day trial to purchase one vehicle. You don't have to pay anything if you don't buy a vehicle during your free 14-day trial. Your security deposit will be refunded and you can request refund via My Account.

Payment for vehicles may only be made by bank wire transfer.

You will receive an email with your invoice that includes detailed instructions with payment information. You pay Auto Bid Master by a bank wire transfer.

Payments for the awarded vehicles are due the next business day after the sale date before a $50 late payment fee is charged. Payments are made directly to Auto Bid Master by bank wire transfer.

Internet bidders get 6 days of free storage. In other words, if the sale is on Friday, you have until the next Thursday to pick up your vehicle. Storage will start accruing one week from the sale date.

For preliminary bidders, the maximum bid amount may not be what you pay. If you are the high bidder during the virtual auction and the virtual bids do not meet or exceed your amount, you are awarded the vehicle for the high bid amount. For example: if your maximum bid is $3800 and the Virtual Auctions stops at $2400 with you as the high bidder, you get the vehicle for $2400.

Yes, we offer shipping service within the U.S and for export. We can arrange the shipment of your vehicle by truck from the auction to your location or to the port. For export clients, we can handle the exporting of the vehicle.

Yes, we offer international shipping services from major U.S ports to anywhere in the world. For export clients, we handle everything needed for exporting the vehicle: pick up from auctions and delivery to our warehouses near a port of departure, condition reports and photographs, container and RORO shipments, US Customs clearance. Our state of the art tracking system allows you to track your vehicle shipping process in real time. Your vehicle will be delivered safe and on time!

For our Canadian customers Auto Bid Master can deliver the vehicle to the US border side only. Auto Bid Master will overnight you the title and the bill of sale and you would need to 1) contact a Canadian Customs Broker to ensure all documentation requirements are satisfied, 2) pick-up the vehicle in person on the US side, 3) or identify a warehouse location on US side, where Auto Bid Master can deliver the vehicle, and 4) or hire a Canadian Transportation Company to pick-up the vehicle.

To order shipping of your vehicle, please use our Shipping Сalculator. You may also order shipping via My Account.

It depends on where the car is being shipped to. For example U.S. coast to coast delivery usually takes 7-10 days from the time of pick-up, and delivery to a neighboring state may take only 1-3 days. We can communicate the shipment time prior to shipment. Also, we can provide you with shipment status while your vehicle is in-transit.

Real time vehicle shipping status information is available in My Account. You will also receive live email notifications about vehicle shipping status change. In addition, the delivery driver will call you (typically 1-2 business days) in advance to notify you and schedule the precise delivery date and time.

We use ONLY insured and bonded transportation carriers. The transporter will be responsible for damages occurring during transport.

Delivery to a residential area is possible only if there are no legal restrictions and if space large enough to accommodate the transportation vehicle is available, e.g. if semi-trucks regularly pass through your street, then it might be possible to unload by your residence. Otherwise, the delivery can be made at a near-by parking lot or shopping plaza.

In the event you cannot be reached in a reasonable amount of time, or you are not available to receive your vehicle when it arrives, the vehicle will either remain on the carrier truck for a later delivery, or the vehicle will be placed in storage until such time you can arrange for it to be picked up. Vehicles placed in storage are subject to additional storage and transport charges. Alternatively, you can designate a person to sign for your vehicle and they can take the possession of the vehicle at the point of delivery.

Auto Bid Master quotes cover all transport costs of your vehicle. Auto Bid Master quotes do NOT cover: additional Driver Wait Time fees, Storage fees, Loading/Unloading fees, Receiving Bank Wire Transfer fees, and Destination Country fees. If there is a loading fee at the pick-up facility, and the driver pays that fee, the Customer is responsible for reimbursing the driver. Please make sure the Driver presents the Customer with a valid receipt.

All vehicle shipment orders have to be prepaid by bank wire transfer only. The vehicle payment will not be scheduled for pick up unless full payment is received. Please fax us or email your payment confirmation to expedite vehicle pick up process.

It's fast and easy to buy at auctions with Auto Bid Master! Simply fill out the registration form and you will be able to bid right away. No dealer license is required!

Yes, Registered Members may visit the auction to inspect the vehicles in person. Sign-in with your Buyer credentials at the kiosks in the lobby and enter the facility for previews!

Preliminary bidding sets the starting price for the virtual sale. These bids are accepted 24 hours a day and until 1 hour before the virtual sale. The highest preliminary bid will compete against live virtual bids during Virtual Bidding.

Virtual bidding is the process of submitting live bids over the Internet during a Virtual Sale. Buyers log onto copart.com and join a Virtual Sale and submit their live bids online in real time over the Internet, until a vehicle is sold!

Yes, everyone can bid and buy cars with clean and salvage titles. Membership with Auto Bid Master gives you access to Copart Auto Auction's inventory as the Buyer. You can bid and buy immediately after you register!

To join Auto Bid Master, you simply need to provide your contact information, a valid driver’s license and pay a refundable security deposit.

We offer a free 14-day trial to purchase one vehicle or you can choose an annual membership for only $150.00 which allows you unlimited purchasing during for the full year.

Your Member Account will be active immediately after registration. An email will be sent to you with your Member Login and the password so you can start bidding right away!

The security deposit is collected in advance as an assurance that you will pay for what you purchase. It's a minimum of $400 or 10% of your Buyer account bid limit. You can increase or refund your deposit at any time at My Account.

The security deposit is 100% refundable. Once you purchase a vehicle, your security deposit will be refunded. If you decide not to purchase a vehicle, you can request a refund of your security deposit via My Account.

Yes, we offer shipping service within the U.S and for export. We can arrange the shipment of your vehicle by truck from the auction to your location or to the port. For export clients, we can handle the exporting of the vehicle.

Yes, we offer international shipping services from major U.S ports to anywhere in the world. For export clients, we handle everything from A to Z: pick up from auctions and delivery to our warehouses , condition reports and photographs, container and RORO shipments, US Customs clearance. Our state of the art tracking system allows you to track your vehicle shipping process in real time. Your vehicle will be delivered safe and on time!

For our Canadian customers Auto Bid Master can deliver the vehicle to the US border side only. You can pick up your vehicle in person on the US side, have Auto Bid Master store it at border warehouse or have a Canadian Customs broker do the work for you.