Auctions

Please Note the Following Important Announcements:

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will now be holding online auctions until further notice in order to comply with the city’s recent regulations to ensure the safety of citizens and PPA staff. Please take time to read our new procedures and rules below.

Registration

• You can register for the auction at any time by going to aautoauction.com.
• Vehicles will be open for bidding beginning at 8:00AM the day of the auction.
• All bidder/purchasers must be at least 18 years old. No one under 18 years of age will be permitted to register.
• Valid driver’s license is required.

Vehicle Condition

• Vehicles may be viewed on-line daily and vehicles will be posted at least 2 days prior to the auction date. There will be no live preview. There will be a description of each vehicle accompanied by several pictures. No keys are available. Locksmiths are not permitted on the auction lot.
• All vehicles are sold as isand with all the faults. There are no warranties expressed or implied, nor warranties of merchantability.

Payments & Fees

• Once a bid is won you will be emailed an appointment time and location for payment.
• Payment in full (full vehicle purchase price, sales tax, court fees, and title fee) must be completed at the time of your scheduled appointment. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express or debit only. Cash will NOT be accepted. No deposits will be accepted. Bidders will not be allowed to leave the auction site to obtain money to purchase vehicles.
• Unless a valid PA dealer identification certificate is presented, payment of applicable sales tax is required.
• Failure to have the full amount at the time of sale will result in bidder being escorted off the premises and banned from participation in future auctions.
• Successful bidders must pay a $55.00 title fee at the time of sale for each vehicle purchased and must complete an application for title which will be processed by the PPA and then sent to Harrisburg.
• Successful bidders must pay a $25.00 processing fee at the time of sale for each vehicle purchased.
• Successful bidders must pay a $6.50 court order filing fee at the time of sale for each vehicle purchased.

Vehicle Registration

• Until the title is received, it is not possible to register or insure a vehicle purchased at this auction. It is illegal to operate or store an uninsured or unregistered vehicle on a public roadway in Pennsylvania. All vehicles must be removed from the auction lot, without the removal of parts, before 8 PM on the date of the auction. Failure to do so will result in the forfeiture of the purchase price and the vehicle. The vehicle will be deemed an abandoned vehicle and the purchaser will be subjected to the penalties and fines prescribed by the governing laws.
• It takes approximately four weeks from the date of sale to receive the title from PennDot. You will receive the title directly from PennDot by mail.
• The Parking Authority makes no representation or warranty concerning the type of title issued by PennDot.

Towing

• Tow operators, car dealers and salvers must pre-register before the auction and present valid authorization/licenses.
• Tow operators not already registered with us can do so by emailing their documents to auctions@philapark.org.
• Auctioned vehicles will be released to tow operators only upon presentation of completed two agreements.

Any vehicle listed may be released or withdrawn from the auction by the order of a court competent jurisdiction or for administrative reasons at the sole discretion of the Parking Authority. Any vehicle not sold may be auctioned at a future date.

For a detailed list of the auction rules/process please click here or visit Aspite Auto Auction’s site at www.aautoauction.com.