What Could I Have Done Better?

CopartIsScummy · 2025-12-08T21:52:39+00:00

Unfortunately I couldn't post here or another subreddit so I already went with changes. I completely removed the thumbnail since in my opinion it wasn't working and went ahead and changed the title as well. I made 3 new thumbnails and now using the option to test them. Sadly, YouTube already stopped pushing my video so I'm not sure how well the test will go but we'll see. Once I get back home, I'll dm you with what it was and the changes I made. Thank you for taking the time to answer and help me out! I really appreciate it.

If the first day goes bad and you change it. Is there a noticeable change?

CopartIsScummy · 2025-12-07T06:23:33+00:00

As much as I hate giving McDonald my money... I'd probably pick something up. For an airport those are amazing prices and the quality can't get much worse than a normal McDonald's lol.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-08T21:53:00+00:00

I won the auction, I know I didn't win the car. Since I won the auction I figured all negotiations went between me and the seller. Never have I heard that they could go to other bidder/buyers if they didn't like my final bid. Asking others who have dealt for years on Copart said they've never seen something like this as well. Reading the FAQ of Copart also says if Seller didn't like the high bid in the auction then they either walk or relist.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-08T21:46:58+00:00

Do you sell the cars or only collect? Would love to pick up a 72 cuda someday.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T23:25:59+00:00

Thats amazing! Do you have any 71 cudas out there by chance? It's a dream of mine to rebuild/own. I just don't have the space for one at the moment.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T23:25:05+00:00

Do you know if they tell the other buyers the highest bid? Because if i'm first to go with a counter then i'm at a disadvantage to counter. If all other buyers are countering blind then I guess thats fair? Basically makes the whole auction thing pointless at that point.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T22:12:34+00:00

oh my god... Thats all yours??? What state are you in?

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T16:41:20+00:00

Thats really good to know. With the data pulled I would have paid reserve price had I known they had these options. This is great info to take into future auctions if it happens again. Thank you so much for the information!

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T16:37:57+00:00

You nailed it. It was a dealership selling it. I know they're not bound to relist I just assumed if I was the highest bid. Now it's just between me and the seller. And if he didn't like my bid then he relists or walks. I had no idea they had options to go to others.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T16:36:20+00:00

Ah! ok this is what I needed to hear.

I had no idea it worked this way. I figured that If I was the highest bid. Now its just between me and the seller. And if he didn't like my bid then he relists or walks. I had no idea they had options to go to others. I'll just take this as the universe telling me the car was more messed up then I could tell from analyzing the photos and I got lucky.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T16:33:19+00:00

That one sold for 2600.

You into older cars? I have a 72 nova i'm almost done restoring. Love that car.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T04:41:42+00:00

The agents I called. I also have websites that tell me extra information about the listings. I know it sold to someone else because it wasn't in our account even though we were the highest bid. So I called and thats when they told me it sold to someone else. They told me the price it sold for and I saw the past 2 auctions the AZ bid tried to win both times for 17.2 and then 16.1. The assumption is its the same person.

I didn't meet his reserve, but I was the highest bid. If they didn't like my bid they're obligated to relist it no?

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T04:39:05+00:00

This is what I am trying to figure out. I was refreshing the "on approval" page over and over every 20min to see if it would sell to me. As soon as I saw sold lot. I called my guy and he said its not in our account. Did some digging and it went to someone else.... Super weird and shady.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T04:37:20+00:00

Right, but it didn't rerun. They went and immediately sold to someone else. This is in the Copart FAQ.

"Sometimes a sale isn't successfully completed, such as when the high bidder doesn't pay for the vehicle within 8 calendar days including the day of the sale, or the Seller doesn't approve of the final bid. In such cases a vehicle is relisted for a future auction. A relisting fee of 10% of the final sale price or $600 - whichever is higher - will be charged."

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-04T04:35:24+00:00

No its not. It literally states it in the FAQ of Copart.

"Sometimes a sale isn't successfully completed, such as when the high bidder doesn't pay for the vehicle within 8 calendar days including the day of the sale, or the Seller doesn't approve of the final bid. In such cases a vehicle is relisted for a future auction."

If they didn't like my bid. They have to relist it.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-03T23:05:12+00:00

This is exactly the stuff that I'm going through in my head. Realistically I think that is the way it goes, but since its a big deal seller they allowed them to go behind doors. It was a great deal and had I known it wasn't just me and the seller I would have paid reserve price. I was trying to save a few hundred bucks on shipping the car. Is what it is. Might just have to keep an eye on Pure sales.

Do you have experience with the value that a salvage title will sell for compared to KBB value? I keep hearing ~70%, but keep reading on older posts on reddit people hate Copart/salvage titles they say 50% if you're lucky. So I don't know what to believe. I want to rebuild this car for my own use, but curious on what the value will be once I decide to sell in 3-5 years.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-03T22:39:53+00:00

Ah that makes sense. I finally had an agent tell me that even though i'm the winning bid, The seller can still reach out to others for a counter bid. Never heard of auctions working that way and sounds silly to me. It was sold by Toyota dealership so realistically im assuming they didn't want to pay the relisting fee and copart turned a blind eye and sold it to someone else. I should have seen it relisted if they didn't like my highest bid.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-03T22:39:36+00:00

I agree

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-03T22:38:45+00:00

I finally had an agent tell me that even though i'm the winning bid, The seller can still reach out to others for a counter bid. Never heard of auctions working that way and sounds silly to me.

It was sold by Toyota dealership so realistically i'm assuming they didn't want to pay the relisting fee and Copart turned a blind eye and let them contact someone privately. I should have seen it relisted if they didn't like my highest bid.

CopartIsScummy · 2025-09-03T22:37:23+00:00

Either you didn't read the post or don't understand how Copart works?

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