The auction results for all the doctored-up cars we looked at this week. 

Update: The Sierra was relisted 2/16 and the Lexus sold 2/16.

The best way to protect yourself is to see if you can get a Scott built vehicle. You just have to be fast enough to win. I’d buy any vehicle site unseen that Scott’s repaired. Have a great weekend everybody!

I find these series very interesting and informative. You should keep doing them

Thanks for the great week of auction cars, Scott! I do find these interesting. I also enjoy all of your rebuilds - even the Mustang so many people don’t like.

Great, well crafted set of videos. Very informative. Thanks.

Really enjoyed this education series , looking forward to some more as well as your builds ,

A great community service! Thank you.

C'mon Scott,it's not Jaguar or Jagwire.It's JAAAAAAG.

Thank you Scott for putting all this work into trying to educate the people that do not know much about how these scam sellers work. Luckily for me I have about 20 years into the auto body world and know what to look for. Even though I am 54 years old I still learn lot from your videos. It just goes to show old dogs CAN and do LEARN new tricks. But I still really appreciate all the work you have done.

Came to the realization that I am obsessed with my job because all I (binge) watch are these videos, autobody painting videos, and collision repair videos. Collision repair is so interesting to me, it’s like being a detective for cars lol

Great series keep em coming 👍

Good job Scott

I will be waiting for more.

Very important to know this information, thank you for your time !

This was fun. Hope to see auction week again. 👍👍👍

Keep scam-week going. Thanks for doing this.

Scam week is the best development of your channel!

These are great! I would absolutely take a Midweek madness upload showing bids from the car shown the prior Wednesday and a new car going up this week. I would watch the crap out of that.

Great series Scott. Thanks for the inside peek and education. I'm now a better buyer.

I wonder if the GMC is a Florida flood survivor... barely. Hmm. Or some other damage that's not readily visible. Thanks again.

*Thank you* for these educational videos Scott and I wish you all the best trying to acquire the _Cecil Desist_ letter. I look forward to it being proudly displayed and cooked on the grill. 👍

It's sad the auctions don't ban these sellers. And bidding on your own car? Most sites call this shill bidding and they ban those sellers.

Thanks, Scott, for these videos! They're very cool! I might consider that Sierra, since I'm not particularly picky about body dings, but I'm betting that's been bouncing around for some other significant issue, rather than just small dents and a broken windshield. Wonder if it's a flood car & comes with all the associated electrical gremlins? -R

That Sierra probably has a blown transmision...the infamous 8 speed...lol.

This is great! Thank you! This confirms that I never want to buy without seeing it in person.

IF someone corrects you on how to say Jaguar the best reply is "ok it's Jaguar for the Jag >that you< are." Usually gets them to shut up most of the time... and when it doesn't, they usually go into total meltdown. Both results are satisfying.

I loved this series, very informative and educational on what to look for at an auction. Thanks.

I am liking this 'doctored-up' series of videos. Seeing how much these cars were re-sold for is an added bonus

@vehcor I hope you have a great weekend!

I LOVE this series! Thanks, Scott!!

Legally speaking, it's likely that you aren't doing anything illegal by showing these scams, so you're probably unlikely to get a cease and desist letter. But if you do, it won't stop you anyway. The more publicity these scammers get, the better. They might end up giving up trying to scam people.

Excellent video, keep it up

That RDX, someone is going to get a rude awakening.

GREAT VIDEO MAN, THANKS FOR INFORMING US ABOUT THOSE GUYS AT THOSE AUCTION PLACES, I WILL HAVE MY EYES WIDE OPEN FROM NOW ON, LOL.

Nice run of posts Scott really enjoyed showing us what to watch out for even though it might have been fixed

Every time I’m in Florida and drive on the Interstate, these trucks pass me with a loaded trailer on back doing 90mph or so 180K of this probably do wonders for the powertrain

Thank you for your info and educating people.

Thanks for this series. It was very interesting and educational!

I love these videos!

My first "Scam Week". Thanks, Scott.

5:27 we have an auction near me North Toronto Auction. That's what they do, circle and photograph every little ding dent or smudge. Top notch ppl.

good week thanks looking forward to another theme week

Thanks for the video Scott.

Enjoyed this series, but most of all, your humor!

A cease and desist letter would make for one heck of a display piece.

Once again Thanks for #5.

Great series! Thanks for the videos!

I have a 2015 Denali Duramax. I have 178,000 miles on it. I know that it has issues with the CP4 pump with lack of lubricity. So since I purchased it I've been adding Stanadyne Lubricity improver to every tank of fuel. Now I know you know better, but the 2015 5.3 is not an LS, but an LT!. I am aware of the Lifter issues with the AFM. I have a 2014 L83 that is in my 37 Chev PU. I had the Cylinder deactivation removed from the program so I am hoping that it will not fail me.

Very interesting, thank you for your efforts.

I am a sniper at auctions too. If you bid early, you're just bidding against yourself if there is someone else in the race.

This was a great theme week well done

Was the scrappers using an old vga camera to take the crappy photos in the ads. Excellent series Scott hopefully it's stopped someone over paying or even steer clear of these lipsticked up pigs.

This has been a good week. Hopefully you have a great weekend & the pizza girl actually brings you a pizza. After all you did work hard on this. Just don't let the supervisor know, because he'd want his cut.

Great week

Gotta say, subscribed and thoroughly enjoy your videos! Please keep up the great work and humor! Would you please share where do you get prior auction history for these doctored up vehicles? Thanks in advance! Also that trick with RDX's maf sensor was great! It was the first thing I thought of when the car was starting up and dying.

Awesome videos Scott. I always wondered about auction cars. And now I have a better understanding just how it works. And just how easy it is to get SCREWED. How does that saying go?...Not all cars at the auction are junk but all junk cars are at the auction. Thanks Sooo Much

Enjoyed the series. Good work.

Just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed scam week. I am a licensed rebuilder and learned early on (the hard way) about the pitfalls in purchasing IAAI or Copart vehicles with unknown sellers. Thankfully, I did not deal with vehicles in the price ranges that you are in so my losses were relatively easy to chalk up to "a lesson learned". As a result, I don't buy anything that doesn't have a seller listed UNLESS it's at a true bargain basement price. I usually try to vet each vehicle I'm interested in well in advance including looking at it's auction history and thoroughly examining the current auction pictures for "clues". I hope that folks watching this weeks videos have learned enough to recognize some of the warning signs of scammers who prey on the uninformed.

Hi Scott, love the scam week series! It might be informative for those not familiar with IAA & Copart how much their obscene fees add to the final price. You should mention the "Out the Door" price as well as the auction winning price.

Thank you teacher.

Love these videos💪🏻🔥

Can you tell me how these third party sites track all these sales

Great content Scott. As someone who has a high mileage LS, it’s scary every time i start it. Just waiting for that death tick 😅

We just say Jag in the UK, absolutely entertaining young man, just shows how scammers take the piss but even more worrying is the auction companies do nothing to stop it. Gary 🇬🇧🇬🇧

Outstanding content sir, thank you! 👍👍

Just noticed your sound got better over the year

Great content, I like the new series of scam auction cars !

Scott, approximately how many cars do you bid on a month that you do not get? Are any of those bids lowball flyers, or do you always put in your homework before you give any bid?

I’m wondering if your favorite sellers are some of the ones I worked for. The car lots I worked for in MD would buy these cars all over the place then bring them back and we had a cheap mechanic piece them back together. Then if they were good enough, they would be buy here, pay here cars or back through the auction.. learned a lot working for them.

Are the tail lights wrong? I thought these GMC trucks had taillights that resembled the Yukon style with a clear lens. Headlights look to be aftermarket.

The problem is there are not enough builders like Scott.

loved it, very interesting detective work

That "Jagwire" thing had me cracked up. Wonder what they'd think of "junk" which is what I consider a Jagwire?

Are they bidding on their own auction from the same account OR a different account? And how is this allowed? It's not allowed on eBay.

The best channel on this crappy platform 👏

This was awesome thank you very much

Kool videos Scott.

Thanks for the education

Nice work that was very informative !

This series is interesting and educational. 👍

Interesting that the foreign buyer is consistently from Ghana in these auctions. Definitely an interesting series and I’m happy you have more coming!

Thanks for the informative videos! I enjoyed them and learned some things. You certainly need to know the game before getting into the game. Thanks Scott

Well done info we all need to know

Great job on this series. That was fun! I have learned... I have learned to STOP looking at CoPart Auctions, because I have no inkling of the knowledge required to do this..... I'd have to pay money and sit through Scott's 8 hour Masterclass on how to do this....

Keep these videos coming!

Why is there a Pennsylvania inspection sticker in front windshield at the 2-14-2024 but no sticker in the 4-21-2023 picture?

Thank you for opening eyes, if it's to good to be true , think about it. It probably is !

I'd gamble 5k on the Sierra for myself. Out of Florida no rust. Do a dod delete and use my parents out of state address with lax emissions. Fix the dents here and there as I drive it.

great segment scot

The GMC has a Virginia Inspection sticker issued Sept. 2023 but is titled in Florida? Odd. The Acura is heading to Africa where labor might be $1 an hour, so if they overpay on the front end, they make it up on the back.

Looking forward to the new wall ornament

Can`t wait for the next one

RU-vid really loaded your video with commercials 😮. Great video

Great series! To bad we can't look up warranty history too? By the way Orlando Florida is the car rental capital of the world. So there's lots to choose from.

Enjoyed it, thank you

The AFM is the reason why the Sierra is not selling. It's a miracle that it even made it to 180k.

Helps with purchasing. Although makes me even more apprehensive.

I am curious in eventually getting a vehicle to rebuild. Do you click on the others link to see if its been doctored or changed? And can you use the vin to check as well? Pretty curious

Truth be told, didn't know this happened but, I can see why, quick profit... Jerks...

That was a good miniseries and well worth showing. Just goes to show what goes on in the dark and dirty back streets and how, with a little research, what you are getting into. Think you are going to get hit with a "cease and desist" order quite soon though.