Reviews of Government Auctions membership sites for Government Surplus Auctions, Seized Property, Surplus Property, Unclaimed Freight, Abandoned Property, and more from US Customs, IRS, FBI, DEA, and hundreds of Federal, State, and Local Agencies and Police & Sherriff Departments.

* In a hurry? Here are THE SAFE SITES THAT SCORED BEST: Real Estate and Foreclosures 1st Choice: governmentauctions.org; runner-up: foreclosuremagic.com
Cars, Trucks, & Surplus 1st choice: car-auction.com; runner-up: auctionpass.com

Looking to make money or save money buying from Government Surplus Auctions, Buy Seized Cars or Unclaimed Property, Reposessed vehicles, boats, and RV's, or find huge savings, on Electronics, Jewlery, and Furniture from Government Tax Sales, but want to AVOID SCAMS! 

The good news is, you can! You can make (or save) a LOT of money buying houses, property, cars, trucks, homes, electronics, office automation, and jewelry this way. And there are Websites now that will show you EXACTLY how to buy GSA auctions, government surplus, bank foreclosures, Preforeclosures, cars, tax sales, and more up to 90% off - yes, up to 90% off!

Now the bad news: AFTER you pay your membership fee you find that many, if not most of these Websites have old, incomplete, or even incorrect listings, so how do you know where to go so you don't get scammed?

What we reviewed: We review membership sites providing information and access to Government Surplus Auctions, Police Auctions, Government and bank foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, seized & repossessed cars & trucks, and surplus merchandise.

Who we are: we are a small team of reviewers headed by the former Program Manager from one of the largest Government Auction and Police Auction sites.

How we tested: We actually signed up with the 18 most popular membership sites. Then we looked in each category to check:

• Are there MANY LISTINGS or just a few?
• Did they provide links to National, State, AND LOCAL sources?
• Did they provide links to ONLINE AUCTIONS as well as in-person auctions?
• Are the listings & links CURRENT, or old?
• Are they updated FREQUENTLY?
• Were DIRECT CONTACT NAMES & NUMBERS PROVIDED where appropriate?
• Did the sites CHARGE YOU ONLY ONCE, or automatically renew and charge you?
• Was there additional VALUE ADDED CONTENT?

We know every scam and trick in the book, because the head of our team was the Business Development Manager for one of the largest Auction Listing sites on the Web. (he no longer works there, and we don't "favor" anyone). While working there, however, he also saw many folks make small (and not so small!) fortunes with Real Estate, and save tens of thousands on cars, trucks, trailers, and the like. If thats what you're after, its still out there.

Thats what this site is for: We have combed through almost every one of the sites to find out which ones give you the best listings, best information, and WONT RIP YOU OFF!

Ok, lets get started...

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