Occasionally someone will ask me about Marshal Auctions. It is not a very common online auction house, generally focusing on government seized cars. Never the less I figured it would be a good starting point for my reviews. So, I decided to sign up for a membership and attempt to buy a vehicle from them.
They offer auction listings from all 50 states for a one time fee of 20 bucks, not bad I thought. After paying the fee I received my login information about 3 hours later. After logging in I immediately noticed that their member's area is very poorly designed. It is just plain hard to find the car your looking for. After about 45 minutes of searching I found a decently priced '97 Dodge Ram pickup in my home state of Illinois.
The auction was ending in less than an hour, though the only indication of this was a very small text at the bottom of the listing. The photos of the truck were decent. The description though was a bit lacking, a VIN number, mileage, and "Truck is in good condition, minor wear" were the only signs I had to work with.
I decided to look for a few more cars in my area - which again is very cumbersome thanks to the very unuser-friendly design of the entire site. I found four other vehicles that were decently priced, all with the same lackluster information. I don't know how they expect someone to buy the car with this apparent disregard for conditionally info.
All in all I am glad the membership was so cheap - because folks this is not a good site at all. The number of cars listed is decent(which earned them one star) but the information given on their cars is completely unsatisfactory.
Marshal Auctions
PROS - Decent amount of cars listed. Above average quality and quantity of photos.
CONS - Horribly designed site. Absence of conditional information. Hard to find the type of vehicle your looking for - let alone the model.
Rating - 2/5 cars
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