Welcome!

Hello everyone and welcome to my new blog.

First of all let me introduce myself. My name is Jason Carpenter and for the past 14 years I have been employed in the automobile sales segment. I started out in a small, used car lot in my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. After four years there I moved to a much larger GM dealership in Hoffman Estates. I worked as a lowly salesman there for three years until I was offered the Sales Manager position.

Throughout the years I have seen mediocre deals, bad deals, but most of all - horrible deals. You see, it was my job to make absolutely sure the dealers made as much money as they possibly could. There is no "good deals" in car buying these days - just degrees of bad. I've not only watched, but helped, put young first car buyers into years of debt. I've upselled old ladies into cars that they did not need, nor really wanted. The car business has lost all morality.

I've always loved cars. When I graduated high school I attended two years of college, majoring in business. I dropped out after I realized what I really wanted to be doing was selling cars. I always thought that buying a car was an enjoyable and exciting experience growing up. I soon found out that the world had changed quite a bit.

After two years in the sales manager position at the "big dealership" I was offered a management position at a Chicago car auction house. I had just about had it with the politics and dynamics of the usual dealership so delightfully accepted this position. From the very first week at the auction block I realized one thing - that this was REALLY the only good deal in car buying.

Why doesn't everyone buy their cars from auctions? - I thought. Well, probably the same reason I never did - most people just do not have experience or the "know how" to do so. Finding a reputable car auction lot, website, or service is a challenge in and of itself. There are so many scams out there that it is hard to know whats real and what isn't. With the internet you have a doorway to hundreds of car auctions - finding a good one is the journey that I am here to help you with. Gone are your days of paying thousands more at big box dealerships. Why not pay below retail for a change? Each week I will be reviewing a car auction website or nationwide service - to make sure that you will not be "taken" again.

Feel free to shoot me in e-mail with your thoughts, thank you's, suggestions, etc. Maybe even throw in a picture of your new car! :)