Police Auctions Near Me: Local Seized & Unclaimed Property
Police auctions are run by individual departments, so the listings nearest you depend on which platform your local agency uses. Most seized vehicles and property are pickup-only, which means the closest police auctions are usually the ones worth bidding on.
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1982 Cessna U206G, SN: U2066678 (N9815Z)
FORT WORTH, TX · 2 bids
CVA Buckhorn Magnum 50 cal and 22 Youth Rifle Confiscated Firearms
Dalton, GA · 2 bids
1999 CESSNA T206H, SN: T20608026 (N2370X)
FORT WORTH, TX
2018 Ford Taurus
Hartford, CT
2018 Ford Taurus
Hartford, CT
2019 Chevrolet Cruze LS
Hartford, CT
2019 Chevrolet Cruze LS
Hartford, CT
2019 Chevrolet Cruze LS
Hartford, CT
2019 Chevrolet Malibu
Hartford, CT
2015 Ford Taurus
Hartford, CT
2019 Ford Taurus
Hartford, CT
2014 GMC Yukon
Staten Island, NY
182 active seized & unclaimed listings right now.Last updated: 2026-09-09
What Seized & Unclaimed Lots Actually Sell For
Median winning bids from 100,553 completed government auction sales in the last year, for the categories police and sheriff lots fall into.
| Category | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Jewelry | $125 | 2,974 |
| Electronics | $100 | 30,212 |
| Collectibles | $76 | 3,741 |
| Vehicles | $2,500 | 50,433 |
| Tools | $112 | 12,861 |
| Art & Decor | $89 | 332 |
Final winning bids on lots that have already closed - not asking prices. The typical range is the middle 50% of sales (25th to 75th percentile).
Source: the GovAuctions Surplus Price Index, built from completed sales on official U.S. government auction platforms. Free to cite with attribution.
Local sheriff and city-PD lots move fast because nearby buyers can pick up easily, so a tight radius search often surfaces the best-value vehicles, bikes, and electronics before they get bid up.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I find police auctions near me?
- Police departments don't run their own auction websites - they list through PropertyRoom, GovDeals, or GSA Auctions. To find ones near you, search GovAuctions.app by ZIP code and distance and filter to seized property. It pulls together local sheriff, city PD, and federal seizures into one list sorted by how close the pickup location is.
- Are police auctions online or in person?
- Bidding is almost always online. PropertyRoom and GovDeals run timed online auctions where you register, bid, and pay on the platform. The in-person part is collection - seized cars, bikes, and large lots are picked up locally from the holding lot, usually within a week of winning. Smaller seized property ships far more often: across the listings GovAuctions.app indexes, about half of jewelry lots and around 1 in 9 electronics lots have a seller who offers it.
- Can I pick up a seized vehicle locally?
- Yes, and you should plan on it - across the vehicle listings GovAuctions.app indexes, shipping turns up on only about 1 in 50. After you win, you collect the car from the seizing agency's impound or holding lot, typically within 5 to 10 business days. Each listing shows the pickup city and state up front, so confirm it's reachable before bidding and bring valid ID plus your paid-invoice receipt.
- Are local police auctions legit?
- Yes, when you bid through the official platforms. Legitimate police auctions are always free to browse on PropertyRoom, GovDeals, or GSA - no membership or 'access' fee. Avoid any third-party site charging for 'exclusive police auction listings'; those are reselling public data. GovAuctions.app is free to search too, and links straight to the official lot so you bid on the real platform.