Clinton Auto Auction Inc IL 61727

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Erika

Today is my first time attending an auction, so needless to say I don’t understand how any of this works. To add to my ignorance of this place, it’s early Saturday morning. Many of the staff here were really rude and appeared to have no patience or grace with some of the public. The rudeness from many of the staff has definitely impacted my experience and I won’t be retuning.

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Jason Howard

Great. Love it. I have gotten cars there before. All good. Today missed out on BMW 650I. 2012. Only IL police seized car worth it. Went for around $19000. They have a good crew there and I love seeing the same employee faces. I trust them!!!!

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Shelly Fitzgerald

I would give no stars if I could. I have contacted the Better Business Bureau and the Illinois Attorney General's office as Clinton Auto Auction won't even talk about the issue. On April 15, 2023, my 16 year old son and my husband purchased a 2008 GMC Acadia from the Clinton Car Auction. They were not able to inspect the vehicle before bidding or before paying. Once my husband got in, it smelled terrible of mold. Since this time, we had two vehicle detail companies look at the vehicle. They wouldn't touch it. We had to save money to have mold remediation done by a professional mold remediation company on the vehicle. Once the remediation was done, we felt safe letting a mechanic look at it. Windows don't roll up and down, front vents, front headlights, interior lights, dashboard don't work. The mechanic looked at the vehicle on 7/13/23, and informed us of more serious problems that include a costly and work must be done by a dealership. He also thought that no dealership would touch this vehicle as it is a "flood car". There is rust all over the under carriage, engine, and under the seats. We were informed there should have been biohazard stickers on the car. There is no way the lady that drove that car down the line, I assume an employee of theirs didn’t smell it. My husband was so sick when he got Home. It smelled like it had been sitting in a dirty lake. Not to mention during our arbitration with the Illinois Attorney General one of the owners Susie Schmid called me a liar about the State of Illinois Vehicle Insurance Database. BUYER BEWARE. And apparently according to Susie Schmid you are welcome to walk down to the vehicle in line and open the door to check it out. I have it in writing it isn’t posted anywhere.