I've been attending auctions at Alameda County Auction since 2004. Bought a few cars there over the years, and just recently last January. I thought I had a problem with the last car, but it was only a burnt fuse, and some guy [Dale?] replaced it and no more problems. Follow this advice, and you'll rarely have problems buying cars here: know what you are looking for, do a quick inspection of the car on preview day, and probably most important, don't get caught up in the excitement of the crowd. It appears that bidders here have a gambler's mentality, and they bid on something that looks nice, but they haven't even inspected it. That don't even make sense. I learned that lesson a long time ago when I attended an auction in LA, and bought a car without inspecting it. What a headache! Moral of the story - check out the car before you bid on it, and you won't have any surprises.
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