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[ View/Ask ]**IMPORTANT***Appointments are required for access to the Salvage Yard located at 10101 S. Stony Island, for site visits, drop-off of documents and pick-up/removal of equipment and materials. Please email the contact listed on the auction to schedule your appointment.
Please note the attached affidavit (PDF below the pictures) that must be signed by the winning bidder. Payment must be made by the winning, licensed bidder; no third-party checks or third-party credit card payments will be accepted.
Vehicles are sold for scrap and parts only and are not to be returned to street usage.
Bidding is restricted to buyers who have a scrap processing license, automotive rebuilder's license or automotive parts recycling license. Prospective bidders must submit this license prior to bidding. All vehicles are without title and must be crushed/recycled to the extent that they are rendered inoperative for street use.
Property must be paid for and removed within five (5) business days of auction award. Buyer will also provide all appropriate licenses, including scrap processing license, rebuilder's license or automotive parts recycling license. Buyer must comply with all applicable sections and subsections of 625 ILCS 5/Chapter 5, Articles 3, 4 & 5 of the Illinois Vehicle Code including, Sections 5-301, 5-302, 5-401.2, 5-401.3, 5-402.1, 5-403, 5-403.1, 5-501, 5-502, 5-503 & 5-504. No "Certificate of Purchase" will be issued. Bidders are forbidden to apply for "Certificate of Title." Vehicles cannot be used for transportation. Buyer is to furnish all labor and equipment.
If buyer subcontracts all or a portion of the labor and equipment to remove the property from the sale location, buyer is required to provide subcontractor(s) information in writing prior to any vehicles being removed. Subcontractors not disclosed herein will not be allowed to remove any vehicles.
Photos are a sample representation of the scrap vehicles being offered for auction. Bidders are encouraged to review the scrap vehicle inventory list (attached below) prior to bidding.
**IMPORTANT***Appointments are required for access to the Salvage Yard located at 10101 S. Stony Island, for site visits, drop-off of documents and pick-up/removal of equipment and materials. Please email the contact listed on the auction to schedule your appointment.
IMPORTANT PAYMENT CHANGES - PLEASE READ! Payments made by Cashier's Check, Money Orders or Money grams will no longer be accepted at the Salvage Yard or by mail in 2019. All Auctions with end dates of January 15, 2019 (or later) will be subject to this change. Payments must be made either by credit card through this website or by cash, Cashier's Check, Money Order, Money gram or credit card at one of the following four Revenue Payment Center locations:
Payment Centers
- 4770 South Kedzie
- 4445 North Pulaski
- 2006 East 95th Street
8:00a.m. - 6:30p.m. (M-F)
City Hall
121 North LaSalle, Room 107A
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. (M-F)
Your must provide your Payment Center Receipt along with your Public Surplus Winning Bidder Notification and signed Affidavit at time of equipment pick-up.
IMPORTANT: Third (3rd) party payments are not accepted on any auctions. The winning bidder MUST make payment (please read the linked Terms and Conditions). Third party payment may result in default of the bidder/auction.
The information listed above is all the information that is available to us on the item(s) for sale. We encourage all interested parties to view the items before bidding, as specified in our terms and conditions.
Equipment Inspection:
Salvage Operations
10101 South Stony Island Avenue
Monday through Friday, 8a-3p CST
Closed Saturday, Sunday & Holidays
THIS SURPLUS ASSET IS BEING SOLD "AS IS", WITH NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Please review the City of Chicago Online Auction Terms and Conditions.
All auction questions must be directed to the Public Surplus online question section or to the Department of Procurement Services. Failure to abide by these rules may result in being blocked from bidding on future auctions.
Good Luck and thank you for participating in our program.