Go under the hammer, get yourself a bargain and sell it on to make a profit.

Sales of confiscated and stolen/recovered /unclaimed personal possessions looking for a new home. Bicycles, household items, jewellery, business equipment and, of course, a great many car radios and mobile phones. Sales of confiscated and stolen/recovered /unclaimed personal possessions looking for a new home.

Bicycles, household items, jewellery, business equipment and, of course, a great many car radios and mobile phones. Sales of seized and impounded articles from the effects of drug traffickers and racketeers.

Police auctions are a great place to start.   They dispose of unclaimed stolen property and there are plenty of bargains, bicycles in particular, that go very cheaply. There are lots of car stereos (of course!) that can sell for just a few pounds and electrical items like DVD players and TV's that sell for much less than they're worth.

You can also pick up cars which tend to be in fairly poor condition but really, really cheap so if you fancy putting in some work and cleaning it up you could make a real profit. If you've bagged yourself a cheap car and you want to sell it on, at Bestcarbuyer you can attain a free estimation of your car’s value just by entering the car’s registration number and mileage.

There are full descriptions of all items including notes on condition. The current highest bid will be shown when you click on the item so you can see how much it's going for and decide whether you want to start bidding on it. Larger items will need to be collected from the police station's property office. Smaller items can be delivered but the postage and packaging charges are pretty high so you're better off collecting them yourself from the station at no cost. You can do a product search by town and so only view items that are accessible to you before you buy anything. You’ll need to give the station notice of when you will be picking it up (usually 48 hours) so they can get the item ready for collection.

How much can you make?

It is difficult to predict or estimate exactly how much can be made, however police auctions offer the best money making opportunities with bikes worth over £100 regularly selling for £20 to £30. It is a tougher challenge to make a profit with the army surplus and personalized number plates as the prices are higher, however with a bit of research some speciality sites can be found. In fact if you visit Millionairesbay you just may find your millionaire that is looking to buy that Non Effective Glouster Meteor, Tail Number WX800 plane!

Selling off the goods

If you were lucky enough to find antiques or art pieces then auctioning your merchandise at Ewbankauctions can be a good starting place.