Car Auction Books

If you're buying a car through auction you should probably read one, if not all of these books.

Don't Get Taken Every Time: The Ultimate Guide to Buying or Leasing a Car, in the Showroom or on the Internet

Don't even touch your computer before reading this extraordinary expose on the new schemes and scams in the...world of automobile sales.... -- Patricia Sturdevant, Executive Director, National Association of Consumer Advocates

Remar Sutton is without peer in presenting the lures, pitfalls, and price packs that are now part of so many car-dealers' practices. -- Ralph Nader --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Through six editions, this invaluable tool by "Public Enemy #1 of the car dealers" (The Washington Post) has remained the definitive guide on buying or leasing a new or used vehicle. Completely updated, Don’t Get Taken Every Time takes readers inside the world of the auto business itself. It exposes hundreds of tricks some dealers use to separate unwary customers from their money. Sutton alerts people to dealer scams on the Internet, tampering with credit ratings, and more. From negotiating to financing, the step-by-step techniques offered here make any car shopper a savvy purchaser.

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Buying a Car for Dummies

Stay in the driver's seat as you steer your way through buying and owning a car, negotiating a fair price, and getting insurance and a maintenance plan you can afford. Buying A Car For Dummies can help you save a truckload of money over the life of your vehicle as you find out all you need to know about new and used car ownership in this entertaining and informative reference guide.

Renowned consumer advocate Deanna Sclar covers all the angles and avenues related to your automotive questions. Park you fears, frustrations, and anxieties as you discover how to decide between buying or leasing new wheels, how to negotiate with car dealers, how to foil car thieves and carjackers, how to protect yourself in a breakdown or accident, and how to protect your automotive assets with insurance, warranties, and service contracts. Plus, the book features a list of ten great automotive Web sites for pricing information, ratings, industry news, diagnostic troubleshooting, and more.

Car Buying Revealed: How to Buy a Car and Not Get Taken for a Ride

If you want to save thousands of dollars the next time you buy a car, then you need to read this book right now and do everything it tells you to do. Car Buying Revealed contains all the information that car dealers do not want you to know and have kept secret for many, many years. The code of silence is now broken. This information is now available to you, the everyday consumer. Brian Munroe has revealed so much inside information about the car business that he can not reveal his true identity out of fear for his safety. If you want to be the one in control when you buy a car, then this book is exactly what you need. Car Buying Revealed brings you through the entire car buying process. By the time you are done with this book, you will be able to buy your car over the phone and be in and out of the dealership within an hour. Eliminate all the hassles and games of buying a car. Read Car Buying Revealed.

eBay Motors the Smart Way

In 2002, 300,000 vehicles with a total value of $3 billion were sold -- on one Web site. Is it any surprise the site is eBay? For buyers, sellers, dealers, and parts and accessories vendors, there’s simply no other marketplace to match the huge selection, broad exposure, and ease of use that are eBay’s hallmarks. eBay Motors the Smart Way offers sellers and dealers:

  • strategies for setting and getting top price for any vehicle techniques for creating attention-grabbing auction ads
  • new ways to add value with superior customer service
  • valuable tips for using auction management services and other time-saving resources
  • proven methods for maximizing reputation
Also a valuable tool for buyers, the book shows how to:

  • determine a vehicle’s value
  • how find great deals and bargains 
  • arrange an inspection and run a ""lemon check"" 
  • secure financing for an online vehicle purchase
eBay Motors the Smart Way offers valuable information for all readers on how to avoid fraud and scams, how to properly document your transactions, and how to conform to state vehicle laws -- even when transacting business over state lines.

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to eBay Motors

Buying or selling a vehicle on an eBay auction can be complicated. The buyer must know what to look for and what to watch out for. The seller must know about providing accurate descriptions and photos, shipping the car, and many overlooked details. Both buyer and seller can bid and sell with confidence after pocketing this book.

More than 70 percent of all vehicles sold on eBay Motors are interstate and, therefore, complicated transactions

Essential reading for anyone buying or selling a vehicle on eBay

Lissa McGrath is a columnist for AuctionBytes, the leading source for online-auction industry information and news, the author of 20 Questions to Ask Before Selling on eBay, and a regular contributor to The eBay Sellers News.