Does CoPart bid against their own members?
This is a re-post from r/askcarguys
(Oct 2024)
I've just won my 2nd bid on CoPart through a broker. Both times someone bid against me exactly up to my max pre-bid, then when I hit bid one more time, they stopped bidding and I won. I understand that this could just be a huge coincidence, but how likely is it that someone at CoPart knows my max bid and is bidding against me to ensure they get most out of their vehicles? On my most recent bid, I put in my pre-bid the day before the auction when the bid was still at zero. The next morning, I checked and the bid was exactly at my pre-bid amount. Do you think this could be some sort of scheme? Or am I just being salty for no reason?
(May 2026)
Okay so since OP I've bought two cars from copart and in both cases, someone was bidding toe to toe against me right up until it hit my max bid. This has happened every single time I've placed a pre-bid on a copart lot without fail. Is there any way to combat this legally? I'm sure they know how to cover their bases but there must be something that can be done. I figure I could just try to bid live instead of telling them exactly how much I want to bid beforehand but I'm going through a broker so I can't always do that. Thanks for all the info, does anyone else have any insights on this?