Are there any extra fees for international buyers? ARe you able to make cancellations and receive a refund? Are there any discounts on fees?

Are there any international fees? No. Copart doesn’t base its fees on a Member’s location. Are you able to make cancellations and receive a refund? Members can get a full refund of their deposit and Membership within 7 days if they don’t bid on or buy any vehicles and don’t use any services like vehicle inspections. This option is only available for first-time Memberships and not available on [...]

How do I make a wire transfer? What is the recommended way to pay internationally? How do I cancel a wire payment

Transferring funds from your bank account to your Copart Member account is one of the best ways to make payments. We recommend this method for our international customers, and some US Members also prefer it. On the Payments Due page, select the vehicles you want to pay for, and then choose Wire Transfer payment method at checkout. The system will walk you through the process and give you a code [...]

How does buying power work? How do I increase my buying power? How do I increase my deposit?

Buying Power is the total amount you can bid, and the total amount of active bids you can make. If you have $10,000 in buying power, you could bid $5,000 on Lot A, $4,000 on Lot B, and $1,000 on Lot C. At that point, you would hit the limit of your Buying Power. If you lose an auction, you’ll get back the amount of bids you made on that vehicle. For example, if you lose Lot A in the example [...]

Why am I unable to bid? Can I purchase a vehicle before and after an auction? What is relisting? What happens if my bid is a tie?

Why am I unable to bid? If you find you can’t bid, check a few common things that you may have overlooked. Did you pay for a Membership?Did you upload all required documents?Were your documents approved?Did you pay your deposit?Did you confirm bidding has started? You can also get more information by selecting the “Check Now” button in the eligibility section on the vehicle details page How can I [...]

What happens after I win a vehicle? How do I know if I've lost a vehicle? What do I do after I win? What is relisting?

Auctions come with intense competition with winners and losers. Since all of our auctions are online and we have multiple Ways to Bid On & Buy Vehicles, it may not be obvious if you bought a vehicle or not. When You Win If you are participating in a live auction, the system will tell you that you’ve won. You can also go to the Payments Due tab at the top of the page and see a list of vehicles [...]