All items are sold "Sold As Is with No Representation or Warranty." Please inspect, review and bid on all items carefully and accordingly. Proxy Bidding is available prior to the live auction start time. There may be more fees then those shown here on this site. Fees such as taxes, title, license and other fees are not calculated until after the sale is completed.
Contact the auction facility in order to get an accurate accounting. At Public Auto Auctions we believe in the adage "every cent counts", whether you are buying or selling a car at our auctions. Opened in 2001, we have worked hard to become the best place to buy or sell used cars in central Texas. Let Public Auto Auctions be your go to place for buying or selling cars, trucks, boats and more.
Contact the auction facility in order to get an accurate accounting. At Public Auto Auctions we believe in the adage "every cent counts", whether you are buying or selling a car at our auctions. Opened in 2001, we have worked hard to become the best place to buy or sell used cars in central Texas. Let Public Auto Auctions be your go to place for buying or selling cars, trucks, boats and more.
Services
Public Auto Auctions, opened in 2001 in Austin, Texas with the vision of helping small charities benefit from car, truck, boat and RV donations. Since then, C.A.R. (Charitable Auto Recycling) has processed over 75,500 donations and helped raise over $20,000,000.00 in profits for some great charities in Austin, Texas and beyond.
Getting rid of a car you no longer need or want shouldn't be complicated with Public Auto Auctions, and it isn't. We make the process easy and hassle-free to help you get the true market value of your vehicle without having to worry about any of the usual frustrations involved with selling. Don't lose money at trade-in.
What types of cars do you sell? We have a wide variety of Dealer and Individual Consignments, Fleet Vehicles, and Donated Vehicles. When can I view the cars? You can view cars on the two days before the auction, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm prior to the sales days. Can I see a list of cars for your online sale?
Reviews (10)
Cameron Rouse
Aug 14, 2021
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There needs to be more thought and concessions for the buyers at this place. I “won” a vehicle but turns out that bid didn’t meet the reserve. Usually that’s not a big deal and you’re notified of that immediately.. and can move on to other vehicles that interest you. Unfortunately at this place you’ll be stuck in limbo until the seller responds to you.. which in my case occurred just before midnight following the auction. I wasted my whole day to get hit with a counter offer that’s over 40% more than the winning bid for the auction! A “take it or leave it” deal.. as my counter
Kristin Ramos
Nov 27, 2020
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Efrain Delgado
Oct 21, 2020
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DO not buy here. SCAM. There cars have salvage history but they don’t state that until your getting your title. Took my $300 deposit because I told them i am not driving a salvage car it’s unsafe how can you guarantee it’s safe? He stayed quit. It’s also hard to find a insurance company that will put full coverage on salvage cars. I was going to dispute it but i don’t have time for court and plus athey lost my business instead and I hope others stay away. I made the mistake of not paying attention to the other reviews and it cost me $300 lol it’s ok what comes around goes around. Check
Nathan Lujan
Oct 10, 2020
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Lisa Vela
Aug 11, 2020
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Jose Twin
Jun 18, 2020
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Bidding open to the public but public is bidding against Dealers and businesses from across the border so only worst vehicles go cheap. Don't expect to find a cherry. Dealer trade-in's and donation vehicles will have dents, scratches, torn interior, faded paint, rust, holes, check engine light, mechanical problems, high mileage...winning bidder should expect some repairs to make road worthy. All that said, I bought a 2003 in 2018 and it is still hauling me around.
Abraham Cisneros
Jan 22, 2020
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So I bid on a vehicle to which they said it was on call after the bid was placed then they said they wont call until the entire auction is over, they called the owner after a 7 hour wait for it to end and said he wouldn't take less than what he wanted which could've been mentioned before or atleast have the bidding start at that price, back then they would skip if the amount was not reached idk why this time was different. The thing that sucks is I could have bid on another car but only had so much to spend, considering the car was for me and not to resell. THIS IS A DEALERSHIP NOT AN AUCTION.
Edward Ward
Aug 01, 2019
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All the cars are donated so the inventory ranges from decent to not so decent. The Auction is Open to the Public as well as dealers so that is a plus. They also had an on-line auction as well as a live one. However, when bidding in the online Auction be aware that the winning bid is not necessarily going to get the car. Because the cars are donated, the charity has a "reserve" price. If the winning online bid is below the reserve price, the winner can submit an offer but if it is not at or above the reserve price you will probably not get the car. The staff are really nice. The place is new so
Samuel Sanchez
Nov 11, 2018
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Terrible Auction service. Terrible rules that don’t protect you as a buyer. The guy who takes bids makes a lot of mistakes including getting wrong bids numbers from buyers. Very rude helpers around the property including office employees. Nothing is neat, registration process is terrible, employees at the office do not move fast, they are very slow taking care of you in which sometimes they will refuse to help you because they close at 4:00 pm even though it wasn’t your fault because the team of workers work very slow. This property work very slow and provide unpleasant customer service. Don’t
Lukas Bej
Aug 10, 2015
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Nice place! I have dealt with this Auctions on several occasions and have never had any problems. They have always been efficient in returning e-mail questions and the products I have won at auction have always been exactly as described. I have had no problems at all. But I Repokar is better. It is also a very good place to buy and sell cars
