America's Auto Auction, thirteen miles from our yard.

The site names don't always match their towns: "Greenville" is in Greer, "Charleston" is in Moncks Corner, "Augusta" is in North Augusta and "Atlanta" is in Cartersville. We dispatch to the street address, so the truck goes to the right gate. The company lists more than fifty sites nationally, and its Texas sites sit at the far end of our Carolinas → Dallas and Carolinas → Houston runs.

America's Auto Auction sets pickup hours and storage terms location by location, so we check the site's own policy before we book. At Greer the pickup window is Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sites whose policies we have read will not release a unit without payment, or a reliable payment method, on file, and their storage charges differ. Our driver notes existing damage on the eBOL before the unit is loaded. At least one of the company's sites writes that step into its policy, and it protects you either way.

A truck can clear Greer and be on a Spartanburg, Greenville or Anderson frontline the same afternoon, or turn twice in a day on a heavy sale. For a dealer buying three or four cars a week, that is the cheapest auction run we sell.

• DealersSale-day pickups to your frontline or your recon shop. See Dealerships.
• WholesalersGreer to Manheim Charlotte or Statesville, or back again, checked in at the receiving sale with photos.
• ExportersUnits bought at the Savannah, Charleston (Moncks Corner) or Jacksonville sites are close to the warehouses they're headed for. See Export vehicles.
• ConsignorsTrade-ins and aged units to the sale, photographed at check-in.