That is correct. You would have to use a broker or have a dealer license 

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> On May 26, 2018, at 8:13 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Interesting.  For Florida it says “broker” for private individuals.  That 
> would suggest that I can’t bid on anything titled in Florida unless I use a 
> broker?  Or am I misinterpreting this?
> 
> -D
> 
> 
>> On May 26, 2018, at 9:07 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> You really need to review the license requirement page.  It will list who 
>> can bid on what based on state and based on what sort of title it has.  In 
>> some states, public can bid on anything. In other states, public can only 
>> bid if it has a clear title.  In others, public can only bid if it has a 
>> salvage title.  This does not seem to depend on what state the auction if 
>> physically located in, it depends on what state the vehicle is titled in.  
>> For example, I once had a car I was bidding on in Texas which public can 
>> only bid on salvage title vehicles.  This vehicle had a clear Oklahoma title 
>> so I was able to bid even though it Texas I could not.  I could bid because 
>> the title was in OK.  I ended up getting outbid though.
>> 
>> https://www.copart.com/Content/US/EN/Licensing/LicensingOverview
>> 
>> 
>>> On 5/26/2018 7:50 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
>>> A week ago I put a test bid on an SL500 to see if it was open to public 
>>> bidding.
>>> 
>>> Yesterday, when the same car came up for live bidding, complete with the 
>>> big red thumbs down symbol to show that I've been outbid on this lot, it 
>>> says 'you are not eligible to bid on this item'. Huh? It was a dealer only 
>>> sale and they let me place preliminary bids on it?
>>> 
>>> This was the Ionia auction site, where I bought my ML350 on a preliminary 
>>> bid last summer, but I was able to bid on the ML during the live auction 
>>> too.
>>> 
>>> Mitch.
>>> 
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