From the Publisher — November 2026 UX Auctions Magazine

Welcome to our November issue, where we go back to what this business has always been about: real sales, real vehicles and real prices.

This month we put the numbers up front. When a state, a police department or the U.S. Treasury sells its vehicles, the first thing every buyer wants to know is what the last ones brought. So in this issue you will find the prior sale prices right alongside every upcoming auction we cover.

Our feature article is The Real Key to Buying Government Vehicles. It walks through everything a buyer can learn before preview day: what similar vehicles sold for, how the selling agency used them, what the engine hours and idle hours say, and what to check on a Ford Police Interceptor before the bidding starts. Research tells you where to look. The inspection confirms what you find.

From Indiana, we follow the State Police as 500 new Durangos go on the road and the old Chargers head to auction in Pendleton. The next sale is November 11, with 65 Chargers, and the last one had a middle price of $1,700.

The U.S. Treasury sells its seized vehicles online November 2 through 9. Its last four sales included a Mercedes G63 that brought $128,000, a Cybertruck with 29 miles that brought $79,000, and a Charger that went for $100. The Treasury is also auctioning twelve seized properties this month, from a Houston golf-course home to a Charlotte colonial, with starting bids from $5,000 to $176,000.

Delaware's last state auction sold every one of its 33 vehicles, with 2020 Tahoes bringing $7,600 and $7,000. The state's fleet sale runs November 3 through 12, with 26 Focus sedans and an F-350 showing 19,520 miles. New Jersey sells 130 state vehicles live in Trenton on November 7, including a Tahoe with just 24,451 miles. North Dakota sells about 80 fleet vehicles from Fargo on November 18 and publishes every price, and last year a 2015 GMC 3500 brought $30,000. In New York City, 292 cars seized for unpaid tickets go to the tow yards in five auctions, including two Teslas and a 1964 Alfa Romeo.

We also look at the other side of the government marketplace: the contracts. The government spent $7.4 billion on security guards last year, and we show small businesses how to compete for that work. And with winter coming, we cover the snow removal contracts and the Ford F-350 plow trucks that do the job.

Every one of these stories starts the same way, with a buyer who did the homework. That is what this magazine is for.

Take your time, look through the issue, and use the numbers. They are the best tool you will have when the bidding starts.

Terry O'Connor
Publisher
UX Auctions Magazine