co part campers

Bought my current TV from them 7 years ago and numerous other vehicles but never an RV. Always hit and miss as to how much work each unit needed. Being handy goes a long ways!

man, you guys are awesome. no flaming on this site, which is nice haha. thanks for all the input. if I can schedule some time to be at the auction and inspect the unit while having my laptop to pre bid that would be ideal. in VA and WV you have to be licensed or use a broker to live bid in auctions I can only pre bid and hope I win :)

Could be good if you're handy and looking for a project.

Co-Part is a large chain of auto and salvage auctions , not necessarily a bunch of crooks . These sales are held at arms length and as is ! If any one has a complaint it is because the buyer did not understand what was going on !
I worked this business for more than thirty years and most problems that we had was because the buyers were not educated , did not understand " AS IS ".
If ya can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen !Many donations are just that , donations . Why would you donate ? More important things to do .Kids fly into Florida to settle Pops estate , give away his clothes , his fishing tackle and his R>V , Ain't no scam !

Lots of people think it's just another junk yard and it sure looks like one from the road (there's one five mins from me).
They really do have some good stuff if you can sort through it.

I had not heard of this site before so had a look. This is where a bunch of the salvage titled (rebuilt once fixed) vehicles are coming from on Craigslist I am guessing. I saw a few that I might be interested in for parts (like a complete engine/trans) but they had high miles... Might be worth it if you did your homework... but as others have said, read the fine print.

Copart is most definately NOT a scam.They are in fact an insurance salvage pool that is actually listed on the New York Stock exchange and has been for years.They have salvage pools in most every state in the USA.
I have hauled into and out of many of them over the years and have bought from them as well.
If it is listed as donated it is because ( and those of you who claimed it was a scam read very carefully ok) they also sell vehicles.boats campers etc. that are donated to charities like United Way to be resold for those charities.
NOW,read this part carefully as well.If you see a great deal on a pop up for 125.00 it might just be a great deal and I have bought many great deals from them over the years,BUT DO YOUR HOMEWORK because on top of that 125.00 are fees that can easily total another 300 or so and the item has to be removed within something like 5 days or there is a 20.00 a day storage fee.
Not all states in Copart business areas allow private persons to buy directly,meaning you have to go thru a licensed agent and that throws another fee into it and then of course you need to get in there quick and pick it up or get it transported,remember the storage fees and they don't budge on those.
Send me a private message if I can help you further but do your homework and ask questions before you bid on anything at a Copart so you don't claim you were scammed with extra fees after the sale when you have been told about them.They are there in the fine print on their site.
With that said,Copart is not my favorite place to do business but I will always consider them if it is a great deal and the fees are reasonable and I know I can get into that yard and get it out quickly.They have actually bought many of the crashed toys yards over the years.
Also keep in mind that many of their items have a reserve so just because your high bidder doesn't mean you will win.
I hope my many,many years of experience with them has helped you and others.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK !!!

rexlion wrote:
Interesting, I'd never heard of the site before. I looked and noticed that some sales apparently are for licensed dealers only. If their goal is to maximize the sale price, why do they limit the potential buyers? It doesn't make sense to me.

My understanding is that it's only for licensed dealers/repair shops... or someone with a business license.

A friend had a motorcycle shop and traveled to California many times to buy motorcycles, then he'd haul them back to his shop in WA and piece them together as "race bikes" or part them out on Ebay (selling the remaining good pieces).
They were always insurance totaled/branded title/VIN.

Copart is a huge network of auto-recyclers and does auctions as well.

Interesting, I'd never heard of the site before. I looked and noticed that some sales apparently are for licensed dealers only. If their goal is to maximize the sale price, why do they limit the potential buyers? It doesn't make sense to me.

Copart is one of the places that sell total loss vehicles for insurance companies.