I've heard about Pickles through one of my friend - They seem to be popular in selling used Government vehicles.
I would appreciate if anyone can share their experiences with them.
Used Car Sales - Pickles
SydOzber on 16/08/2015 - 00:14
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We bought at manheim. Govt auction. Winning bid was bumped 800 as "below reserve". Still got a good deal. Car runs great mo problems for 5 year now
Your not spose to mo with it.lol
Bought a ex nsw govt car thru Pickles in 2013 (was as pictured/described) -was bidding against dealers regional nsw
Had high Ks so price reflected that.
Family was amazed how new the vehicle looked -still had a few months new car warranty.
Pickles were professional throughout the whole transaction.
if you know what you are looking at, and the market value of it, then you should be ok
I bought my current car at Pickles from their yard, not their auction. As far as I understand the cars are sold on commission with the buyer setting a price they want (then pickles add their fee) so they don't pay any transfer fees themselves, nor insurance because YOU CANNOT TEST DRIVE them. If you are lucky enough to have someone mechanically minded to help you assess the car by just starting it (but not driving it) and visually checking it out then you can save a far bit of money. If the cars don't sell for the asking price (all set prices in their yard/showroom) then they go to auction after a few weeks. Salesman aren't pushy because you either buy it or you don't - no haggling on the price. Salesman also said it is common that they often sell for more because of inexperienced bidders and general auction frenzy bidding. Mine was an ex bank car.
Thanks AJW, that was really helpful
watch out for any additional fees. as oscargamer says - know the market value
Any other car auctions worth attending?
I bought my x car from them, price was good as well as car.
but you have to keep in mind these few notes:
- spend 2 to 3 times on the auction and know the people as lots of cars dealer are coming to the same auction and you have to bid against them.
- get the note of all the sold price for the cars on your price range.
- find the market price for those cars.
- make an excel with all the info and compare them on the excel.
- always have a limit for the cars you picked and don't go further than your limit.
- on the auction day if they asked for start price , don't say any things. (wait for them to tell you what the start price is)
Hope finding a good car with the bargain price.cheers. thanks for the info
I have no experience with Pickles.
I won a bid at one of their competitors. My bid was competitive. They requested I increase my bid to the sale price of the same car brand new. My view is that many other winning bidders that day got ripped off (as in they could buy a similar car privately for less).
I would not bid at a large public car auction again. Dealer only actions are supposedly better.
That said, I got a good deal at a small local auction once.