Car auctions in Germany - online versions, prices, reviews

When a person decides to buy a car, he has several options: buying a car in a showroom, buying a car from ads or at a car market in his region, buying a car from abroad. The latter option is very popular, despite the increased customs duties and recycling fees.

We have already written on our autoportal Vodi.su about how to buy a car in Germany.

The advantages of German cars are several:

• Germany has very good roads;
• Germans usually put up cars for sale with a mileage of 50 and above;
• German cars come in a good configuration and with a lot of additional options;
• prices are often lower than in domestic car dealerships and car markets.

Of course, you can also run into a drowned car that survived a flood, or a car restored after an accident. But to prevent this from happening, you need to take a responsible approach to checking the past of this vehicle, in particular, checking by VIN code will never be superfluous.

In Germany, as well as in Japan, the USA or Korea, you can find good deals on classifieds sites like Mobile.de. There are also car auctions in this country, and I would like to talk about the most famous of them.

autobid.de

Autobid.de is the innovative brand of the Auktion & Markt AG dealership, which has marketplaces throughout Europe and sells used cars. Up to four thousand cars are sold here weekly, and only cars from trusted suppliers are sold, and each lot undergoes a pre-sale check. That is, any fraud is excluded in principle.

Marketplaces are available in the largest cities in Germany: Berlin, Dortmund, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Leipzig. They are large parking lots where cars from all over Europe are exhibited. Auctions take place in the usual manner and are simultaneously broadcast over the Internet. In addition, there are representative offices in other countries: Poland, Romania, Greece, Spain, Austria, Italy and so on.

A big plus is that the site supports several languages, including Russian.

Prices are indicated in euros, both with and without VAT - for non-EU buyers, you need to focus on prices with VAT, but after crossing the customs border, the VAT amount is returned.

To view the available offers, you need to register, and it is available only to those persons who are officially registered car dealers or work in this field as employees.

You need to specify:

• your data, up to your home address and phone number;
• details of your company and the name of the director.

The information is checked by the administration, then an official confirmation is sent by e-mail, it must be confirmed with a seal and sent electronically or by regular mail. The entire registration process takes two to four days. Free registration.

It is also worth noting that through Autobid.de you can access specialized auctions, such as the BMW Group. Only cars of this manufacturer are sold here. Only official representatives will have access to them.

When the registration is completed, you will receive a personal number, password, you can think of any nickname for yourself.

There are three main types of auctions on Autobid.de:

• Live - direct presence on the trading platform;
• Online - via the Internet;
• Netlive - a combination of the previous two forms - for example, your representative is present at the auction, and you follow the auction via the Internet and give orders.

When you buy a car, you have to pay a number of commissions:

• 2,75 or 3,27 percent of the cost, depending on the form of taxation (but not less than 220 euros);
• for issuing documents for a car - 15 euros (Germany), 25 euros (EU countries and other countries);
• processing fee - 25 euros;
• export declaration - 45 euros;
• sending documents for export - 25 euros.

autorola.de

Classic car auction. Its main advantage is a large number of sites around the world: Germany, Poland, the USA, Brazil, Finland, Australia and other countries. In fact, Autorola brings together sellers and buyers from all over the world - you can buy a car directly from its seller in Poland, the Czech Republic or Turkey, respectively, it will be imported from this country.

Only registered users have the right to sell and buy cars - registration is available only to those who have their own auto business or work for a car company. Free registration.

All offered cars are tested by authorized dealers of the auction, that is, fraud is excluded.

Both sellers and buyers pay commissions on all transactions. The commission for buyers ranges from $160 (purchase amount from $1 to $2,999) to $250 (from $25 and more). Sellers' commissions - from 250 c.u.

Even unregistered users can view offers. Prices are quite reasonable - Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI 2012 - from 8 thousand euros. And for example, in the Spanish division you can find commercial vehicles, such as Citroen Berlingo 2010-2012 for 4-5 thousand euros. Each lot comes with a detailed description, an indication of all defects, a VIN code, a photo from several angles.

bca-europe.com

Another platform uniting the whole of Europe, its German branch is de.bca-europe.com. This site offers two forms of auctions: physical presence or online trading. By going to the "Calendar of auctions" section, you will see all those platforms, the propositions of which are relevant at the current moment.

To take part, you need to register - registration is available to both dealers and individuals.

The commission for this auction is 2,35% of the purchase amount, but not less than 125 euros. Paid services of parking, transportation, preparation and sending of documents for cars and export declarations are also offered.

In a word, this is a big classic auction, in which the one who offers the largest amount wins.

AutoScout24.de

AutoScout24.de is basically a big classified ad for used cars. At the moment, there are about 3 million auto ads, you can also find spare parts and motorcycles. Propositions from all European countries are presented, access to the site is open to anyone, there is a Russian version.

You need to carefully approach the choice in order to avoid deception and fraud - the administration places special emphasis on security. Best of all, this platform is suitable for those people who personally want to go to Germany or any other country, and already on the spot to coordinate all issues.

In addition to the auctions presented above, do not forget about the following:

• Ebay.com - its German version Ebay.de;
• American auction - Manheim (there is no German branch, but many offers from Germany can be found at auctions in France or Italy);
• Mobile.de is Germany's largest auto classifieds board.

Well, if you do not trust the Internet, you can find many Russian intermediary firms that will bring you any car from Germany for a certain fee. The cost of their services will include: delivery, execution of all documents, customs clearance. That is, it is at least another $ 1500 to the price of the car itself and all customs fees.

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