I went to a police auction here in Toronto a few years back to see what it was like and it was honestly a complete waste of time. There were a few cars worth hopping upon, but surprise, surprise, the police were actually doing the scamming. I think I went in 2002 and there was a 2000 Mustang with higher milage which was still in excellent condition, with who knows what happened in that car. Anyway, time comes for the auction and they start the bidding at $7K or something, and a few people hop on right away, but when bidding comes up to about $10K, everyone tends to hold off looking for cheap deals (hey, it's a police auction). Anyway, all of a sudden these two guys start bidding from $14K (which nobody would touch considering it was a crime vechicle and it was a Ford with high milage). So these two guys who were in the crowd, supposed to be part of the crowd, stop bidding and one of them "wins". He sits quietly down, no smile, nothing. These two jokers do this a few times for most of the better cars. Low and behold, some of those same cars were on the block the next week. You quickly realize they're willing to let the crappier cars go for whatever, but some of the newer cars they will not let go for below a certain price. If that's the way official police auctions are done here, who knows if they're done the same way there.
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