Upgrades and Deposits
Get more Buying Power to bid on vehicles
Increase Your Buying Power
Get an edge over the competition, increase the amount you can bid on vehicles.
Want to bid on vehicles? Upgrade to Basic or Premier Membership today..
To make sure you have the best bidding and buying experience with Copart, you will need to make sure you are a Basic or Premier Member to unlock your Buying Power. Members with a Basic Membership receive $2,000 in Buying Power. This means you are only able to bid on a vehicle up to $2,000. There are two options to increase Buying Power:Upgrading to Premier or Adding a Deposit.
Upgrade to Premier
To get more Buying Power, Premier Membership is the best choice for most Copart Members. To become a Premier Member all that's required is an initial registration fee and a one-time, fully refundable deposit.
Note: Premier benefits last for one year. Check out the Premier Membership FAQs for pricing and more information.
Upgrading to Premier does not increase your bidding eligibility. Eligibility is determined by your current licenses on file and provincial/state requirements. However, it does enable you to bid on more of the vehicles that you are eligible for.
The Premier Advantage |
Guest | Basic | Premier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add vehicles of interest to your Watchlist. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Save time looking for vehicles with Saved Search. | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Copart Member Protection Pledge covers your purchase up to $49,999.99. | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Increased Buying Power allows you to bid on more than one vehicle at a time. | ✔ | ||
| Stop putting down deposits! A one-time payment gets a year's worth of benefits. | ✔ | ||
| Increase your chances of winning by joining multiple auctions at once. | ✔ | ||
| Upgrade › | Upgrade to Basic › | Upgrade to Premier › |
Add a Deposit
Basic Members
For Buyers planning to purchase only a few vehicles a year, adding a deposit before you bid is another option to increase your Buying Power. Your deposit on file with Copart needs to be 10% of the maximum amount you wish to bid on a vehicle.
Example: A $3,500 bid would require a deposit of $350.
Premier Members
After the initial deposit, you're off the hook for additional deposits!
A few things to note about deposits:
- Deposits cannot be applied to vehicle purchases or other invoices, but they can be refunded.
- Deposits made with a credit card will be refunded back to the original card account. If the account is closed, please contact Copart Member Services and a check will be issued to you instead.
- Deposits made with a debit card cannot be refunded back to the card account. Our Member Services team will issue a check to you instead
- Refund transactions submitted each night are processed by our bank the next business day. The cutoff time is roughly 11:15 p.m. Central Time. It typically takes 1-3 business days for a deposit refund to post back to your bank account.
- If a vehicle is relisted, deposit funds used to pay for the vehicle (prior to the relist) will be applied to the relist invoice. If your account has a past due relist invoice, available deposits will automatically be used to offset the outstanding invoice.