Avoid this car auction business. They make cars seem like they are working fine when in fact,…read morethey're not working at all. I helped my friend Rubi buy a 2015 car that was "Greenlight" and "Runs and Drives." It badly overheated after driving 9 miles. I took it to a reliable third-party mechanic who informed me that it needs over $9,000 in repairs to run, pass a smog test, and get registered. The brand dealer quoted me $10,000 for the same repairs. The used car purchase price was $8,000. We attempted to return the car and requested a refund, but they denied our request. Run as far away as fast as possible from this dishonest and unethical business. If you want to take this business to San Diego Small Claims Court (https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/sdcourt/smallclaims2), the official fictitious business name is Johnny Cash Auto Auction. The registrant's name is JSC Global Group Enterprise Inc. So, on your court form SC-100 (https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/sites/default/files/sdcourt/generalinformation/forms/smallclaimsforms/sc100.pdf), you write the defendant as JSC Global Group Enterprise Inc., DBA Johnny Cash Auto Auction. The agent authorized for service is Jonathon Scott Chavez, 201 E Emerson Street, Chula Vista, CA 91911. You can do personal or substitute service at the DBA address: 1703 Cactus Road, San Diego, CA 92154

A fin de ahorrarles tiempo, algunos cientos o miles de dólares y muchos disgustos, les comparto mi…read moredesagradable experiencia: 1. En diciembre de 2024 compramos un auto de gama alta con ellos, el cual anunciaban en la página de la subasta y también en sus redes sociales como "green light" y "runs and drive". Cuando acudimos a la subasta todo parecía confiable, real e incluso un ambiente familiar, lo cual nos motivó aún mas en adquirir un vehículo con ellos, no obstante al comprarlo y manejarlo por 9 millas el auto se sobrecalentó y al llevarlo con varios mecánicos resultó que mecánicamente estaba inservible y el precio por las reparaciones sería al rededor de 10 mil DLS!!! 2. Ante dicha situación contactamos con el encargado, quien entre otras cosas nos mencionó que ellos eran conscientes que el auto estaba mecánicamente inservible por lo mismo no contaba con el smog check, en esa ocasión directamente le pregunté ¿entonces porqué lo anunciaron como "green light" y "runs and drive"? a lo que irónica y burlonamente el tipo contestó "pues si anduvo por lo menos esas millas" (hablando de las 9 millas antes de que el motor se sobrecalentara) 3. Hoy después de 9 meses sigo sin auto y sin mi dinero, y estas personas siguen con su negocio lamentablemente engañando no solo a la comunidad de SD sino a toda la comunidad Hispana que alguna vez confiamos en ellos.

stay away! you will be scammed cars are all trash, cars are…read moredonated & they sell them? cmon no integrity, honesty .. neg 5 stars

-5 stars I've bought 4 car from this auction and don't know how I still haven't learned my lesson…read more All have had major issues (bad transmission, bad catalytic converter, bad transmission, bad transmission) Just BEWARE and be ready to invest!!!

Took over 20 phone calls over 3 days to get someone to answer the phone. Did not get my car in the…read moresale and had to wait another week. Sell fee was very high and charged me for a detail, I drove the car to the auction from my detail shop! It was extremely clean and did not need a detail. Service at the front desk is awful! I will never use this auction again, no wonder this auction has only a couple of hundred cars a week! It once had 2,000 plus a week.

this company is the worst, manheim beats them everytime in every area of the auction business…read more everytime I have to interact with them I regret it. I know lots of transporters who refuse to go to adesa anymore to pick up cars due to all of the problems locating cars

We recently donated a car to KPBS, and Express Auto Auction handled the transaction. Communication…read morewith them was excellent, by email, telephone and text. Within two business days of making the donation online with KPBS, I had an appointment with Express Auto Auction to pick up the car for the next morning. The driver called me within the pick-up window and arrived 15 minutes later. We exchanged paperwork, I gave him the keys, and off the car went on the carrier. Overall, i was extremely pleased with this experience with Express Auto Auction.

Becareful of these crooks. There is a 2005 black Ford Excursion that has no catalytic converter,…read moreexpired tags with a back fee of $1400, has been in an accident, a differential that has been replaced without a reason and mismatched tires. Marko Argandona posted this illegal vehicle on Ebay under his fony "car wholesalers" name. He posted the vehicle on Ebay but won't except the secure payment Ebay offers. He asked me to pay on the side/in-person. Who knows what other scams these guys are doing. STAY AWAY. The lot is located at: 1069 S.Santa Fe Ave, Vista, Ca.

I didn't believe the reviews felt like I had to experience the place myself and now the one star…read moretotal makes complete sense definitely some illegal stuff going on here I was somehow outbid by thin air and the price I bid for was bumped up a thousand plus by the thin air and once I "lost" the bidding I was then offered the car still by the auctioneer on the way out they don't try and hide it they are completely scamming if you aren't apart of their family I would completely avoid this auction and save yourself the time

Terrible service. They are the company that takes care of auto donations to several charities…read more They don't process things like they promise - you have to continually call to get the release of liability completed. On another note the tow truck driver was very nice and on-time.

Had a situation with a misunderstanding of a car I bought. I talked to the boss the next day and he…read moretook care of everything and I was refunded and will be back soon.

This review is for those considering selling a vehicle to a Kardona buyer. I have no experience…read morebuying from their auction. Summary: The buyer I interacted with utilized unprofessional sales tactics and took advantage of my lack of experience with the car salvaging industry. I understand the need to operate profitably but this seller simply lacks integrity. He does not deserve your business. I'm sharing the lessons I learned here so others can prevent sleazy buyers from taking advantage of them. In October 2020, our 2008 Subaru stopped working (radiator issue). Due to the age of the car, we did not want to hire a mechanic to repair the vehicle. So I began looking online for how to scrap old cars. There were two main options advertised online for people in our situation. The first was to donate the vehicle to charities who will either repair and giveaway the car or sell it for scraps to raise money. The second was to sell to "cash for cars" type of companies; most of which claimed the car should be worth at least $500. We found the Kardona buyer through the 2nd option. During the interaction, the buyer seemed like a respectful person. Negotiated hard but was still friendly. I knew he was negotiating aggressively, but since I wanted to get rid of the car fast, I was willing to undersell a little. I wanted $500 based on my online research. He used sleazy curbside negotiation tactics and lies to try convince me the car was worth only a few hundred dollars. When I told him I wasn't willing to sell that low and I wanted to contact a few other companies for quotes, he made up some lie about how all the buyers are tracked with GPS and any other buyer that comes out will see that we already spoke to someone and therefore not offer us a higher offer. He also stated that the car would not be repaired and would be sold for parts. This last statement was the ONLY reason I settled for his lowball $350 offer. I didn't believe his sales lies BUT as I explained to him, I had just renewed the vehicle registration early ($150) and would be entitled to a refund from the DMV since the new registration period hadn't started and if the car was scrapped. In my mind, his low-ball offer plus the money I could recoup from the DMV would satisfy us. The DMV refund process takes a while. I applied the same night I sold the vehicle to Kardona, but it was only a few weeks ago that I was informed by the DMV that I will not receive my $150 refund because the car was NOT scrapped for parts. According to the DMV, the car had been sold twice since I sold it. If you are in a situation where you need to get rid of an old vehicle conveniently and would like a reasonable offer (not the highest but also not offensively low), I recommend contacting the following instead of Kardona: 1. Local junkyards (iPull-uPull type businesses) 2. Webuycars.com (affiliated with CoParts (the company insurance company sell salvage cards to) and will give you a reasonable quote without needing to meet in person.) 3. Contact the different "cash for cars" type companies, obtain quotes and use them to compete against one another. Many will try to use "curbside negotiation" tactics to pressure you into selling without shopping around (similar to the Kardona buyer's tactics). Hold your ground and insist you only want quotes for now. My 2008 Honda was totaled in a car accident in March 2021 and I was able to sell it for $750 (still a low offer but reasonable for how much time I was willing to spend on selling it; insurance company's salvage value estimate was $950.) I learned through this process that most the "cash for cars" type companies operate with or under CoParts. You can browse CoParts auction site to see what price range they will be able to sell your vehicle for and use that to set a fair and realistic negotiation price. Don't ever let a car buyer convince you that your vehicle is only worth $500 or less. PURE LIES but happens all the time. If my totaled 2008 Honda could sell for at least $750, the 2008 Subaru with minor damage definitely should have been worth more.

Tried to sign up for their auction service. They tried to charge me $200 to activate my account…read morealong with some sort of ID verification when I have a few friends who had absolutely no hassle with their activations. Avoid this company.

I missed the "pick up" date the day after the San Diego location auction and the next day was a…read moreholiday and the yard was closed. I returned the day after (a Friday) and was told I needed to go to Escondido to pay for a vehicle that was sold and stored in San Diego. This was at 4:00 PM and the Escondido location would be closing in 30 minutes. That was on a Friday. The next possible day to pay for the vehicle was Monday and now there were going to be 5 days of 'storage fees' due at $25/day, adding $125 to the already existing buyer's fees. Altogether, the fees were more than I bid on the vehicle. This is just more bullshit to suck money from unsuspecting individuals who are not familiar with these con artists and thieves. This is the worst customer service I have ever encountered. They are not to be trusted. STAY AWAY!!!

From the start, the ladies up front failed to do their jobs. When I brought my vehicle in, they…read moredid not go over the paperwork or make sure everything was signed and ready for sale. Because of their repeated mistakes, I had to drive 45 minutes each way and leave work early FOUR different times--and I work Monday-Friday, 7am-4:30pm. Every time I thought things were finally handled, they would call saying they "found" yet another unsigned form... paperwork that should've been reviewed the first time I was physically there. The whole process was careless, unprofessional, and a massive waste of my time and money. The only reason this review isn't 1 star is because of Wendy. On my final trip there, she was able to de-escalate the situation, explain what went wrong, and finally go through the paperwork properly. She was the only person who stepped up and actually helped. If it wasn't for Wendy, this experience would've been a complete disaster. Everyone else seriously needs retraining.

forklift driver, who wears a mask completly ignored my signal to load the car On to my trailer left…read morethe car on the ground and I continue to try to flag him down as I stood next to my truck at all times and he did not pay attention at all went back inside and I had to load my own vehicle driving it up with all flat tires