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US Government Boat Auctions:Below is a list of several hand picked, US Government boat auction sources I go to for steeply discounted boats and equipment. Online auction sites are a dime a dozen and I've spent too much time in the past wading through sites that either over promote or under deliver.
US Government Boat Auctions and What You Can ExpectWe all know that US Government boat auctions are regularly held by Government agencies at Federal, State, and Local levels. But these auctions aren't just limited to merely boats.Of course the Federal Government taketh but it sometimes giveth away...in the form of must sell assets. Not because they care but simply because they don't have room and need money. Every month the US Government is forced to hold scheduled auctions to liquidate seized or surplus assets at deeply discounted prices in order to make room for new inventory. The stuff has gotta go too.
Confiscated assets tied to crime busts like cars, trucks, boats, cycles equipment, computers, and jewelery are just a few of the big ticket items that routinely show up at US Goverment auctions.
However, don't expect to find everything that some US Government boat auctions sites claim. For every police seized Stingray liquidated for $500, there's thousands of items that in my opinion are overbid or not worth the trouble of fixin' up. But that rare gem is what keeps most auction enthusiasts sifting these auctions.
Actually finding a legitimate auction source online can take a lot of time as many "US Government boat auction sites" make outrageous claims and create a lot of hype without any real substance. . I've found only a few sources that yield worth while local, state and Federal goverment agencies that consistently auction off assets worth bidding on. As I mentioned in the beginning if you want to take advantage of visiting hundreds of state and local auction lots without going through all the leg work of finding them yourself feel free to use the resource links below.
Government Auctions.org doesn't exclude boats and marine equipment. The home page seems to focus on cars and trucks but any legit Government Auction will liquidate all types of repo assets including boat repos and marine equipment. Keep in mind as well US Government Auctions claims to have sold items 95% of market value which happens but not as often as you're led to believe. The biggest benefit here is an extremely large (3,000+ updated auctions nationwide) Gov't pre-owned/surplus asset auction database. USTreas.gov The U.S. Department of the Treasury regularly auctions boats, autos, merchandise, and about every other imaginable police seized item. Sealed and open bid methods are all used. GovLiqudiation.com offers government auctioned surplus items. Everything from marine equipment to computers are liquidated at nationwide lots. Registered users (free) receive full access to these auctioned lots nationwide. NABT.com National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Listings of various bankruptcy assets (boats and watercrafts included). Chapter 7 (liquidation) bankruptcy trustees conduct bankruptcy sales auctions in order to pay off creditors. GSAauctions.gov General Service Administration is one of the most popular sources of Government surplused, seized and forfeited property. Check out the Boats and Marine Equipment section for related open auctions. SCROLL DOWN TO BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR RECENT LOCAL US GOVERNMENT AUCTIONS & UPDATES Here's a word to the wise: A highly under rated source for US Goverment boat auctions are pay per membership auction databases
But be cautious when selecting one as some sources can be mere copy cats or outdated sources.
However, a legitimate pay per membership database will basically spoon feed you a credible database of updated auction sources that aren't highly publicized. The legitimate sources have research teams who regularly add and prune their large auction databases. Many of these sources are little known sites that don't get the publicity as some of the bigger auction names like Ebay or Yahoo!. Ebay auctions are cheap. But I've found the same item for 20-40% LESS on some of the smaller auction sites.
With these smaller sites auction organizers simply can't afford to spend advertising dollars on every item that's auctioned. This means that great deals quietly come and go often to those who just so happen to be in the right place at the right time.
I've found the advantage of the pay per membership sources is that you have a one stop database of thousands of government, online, offline auction lots that are neatly packaged according to state or territory.
There are a lot pay per membership online auction sites that I've wasted my time with. But a few I would pay the one time fee again and again as...
...a reliable auction source can be a real gold mine.
A quick way to determine if an auction site is legit. is to check if they have a customer service or suggestion option available or at least a way of contacting them for support. Sites that don't offer support just don't care about helping you when you need it. Also a good auction database is updated. There are lots of auctions that come and go all over the country due to either seasonal inventory or sudden acquisition of surplus inventory. Beware of outdated auction sources. You'll get a lot of dead links in these sources. If they don't advertise an updated database don't expect one.
Check out Auctions Pass as they have close to about every Federal, State, and Local auction available. I regularly check out their auction data base for recent auction listings. I live in Florida and have been able to find US Government boat auctions that offer various seized assets in the state of Florida that I was not able to find elsewhere. Their online data base has the following types of auctions:
Auctions Pass has ultimately saved me hours of time from having to find local or regional auctions on my own. Some of which are almost impossible to find online. Once you have 5-10 online auction sites you will want to frequent them as often as possible. Also be sure the sources you choose are within reasonable proximity as you'll want to eventually survey the item at the auction lot.
If you would like to suggest or even add a relevant US Government auction resource feel free to drop me an email with your suggestion.
Related Links To ConsiderGovernment Auctions Online Access to State and US Government auctions, police seized property auctions and public auctions.
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