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Originally Posted by docrings
Google "Copart Scam" and you will get some interesting reading. That being said, I hope this works out well for you! 
Will be watching this thread for further updates on this hobby rebuild. |
It isn't a scam and I know multiple people who buy from them. You just need to know all of the fees involved with buying the car that aren't included in the bid. I have set certain bid limits of what I would spend almost specifically set to avoid the next trigger point on cars that I tried to bid on. I never 'won' a Copart car because I haven't bid as high as the next guy, but then again if I paid the price that the other person ended up buying it for, I could have gotten one for about the same price on Craigslist including the plane ride to get it so it doesn't always make sense. Eventually I might get a steal.
This stuff:
http://media.copart.com/c2cms/C2-Web.../BasicFees.pdf
I'm less worried about the source of the car and more worried about its condition with the water damage aspect. Best of luck Ben! If I got a killer deal on an iMiEV, I'd be happy to drive it.