Anyone here purchased from copart?

I buy from them occasionally. If it had anything valuable you should have stripped what you could without making it too obvious prior to giving it to the insurance company. Prices are high these days as there are many US bidders exporting cars to the states given the weak Canadian dollar. Additionally, there are tons of fees on top of the bid price. Unless your a business such as a dealer or bodyshop the only way you can buy is through a broker who again charges a fee. Some cars have reserves others don't. The seller is the insurance company, Copart is just the auction house.

negotiater wrote: ↑ I buy from them occasionally. If it had anything valuable you should have stripped what you could without making it too obvious prior to giving it to the insurance company. Prices are high these days as there are many US bidders exporting cars to the states given the weak Canadian dollar. Additionally, there are tons of fees on top of the bid price. Unless your a business such as a dealer or bodyshop the only way you can buy is through a broker who again charges a fee. Some cars have reserves others don't. The seller is the insurance company, Copart is just the auction house.

Some good information here, thanks for the reply.
It had some aftermarket parts which the insurance company compensated me for. If I could get the car for super cheap, I'd love to strip those parts and resell the salvage vehicle. I think it would be a cash positive outcome. I guess we will see what happens!

As Negotiater mentioned, it doesn't make much sense. Prices are high, taxes and fees on top of that, plus commission for the buying broker. You need to get the car towed within certain time as w well. Chances are the parts will be stripped before even car gets to the auction. Sometimes they quickly fix them up to get better money. Loading guys usually don't care much, I've seen cars where forklift forks went through the doors when loading on the flatbed. Then you have to deal with stripping what's left, selling parrs and getting rid of the rest. Not worth the hassle, unless you have gold plated nuts and bolts on that wreck.