Columbus Fair Auto Auction

Columbus Fair Auto Auction was established in 1959, moving to the current location from the Ohio State Fair Grounds in 1977. Today, Columbus Fair hosts 11 lanes, simulcast online, every Wednesday. Each lane has multiple high definition cameras and pictures and comprehensive condition reports accompany each listing.

Columbus Fair Auto Auction has achieved success through attention to customer service and adapting to customer needs. Dealers and commercial consignors count on our state-of-the-art facilities, from our remote 56,000 square foot body shop to our onsite reconditioning and mechanical shop, to represent and remarket their vehicles. Clients count on our ability to leverage technology and present their vehicles both in-the-lane and online.
Columbus Fair Auto Auction maintains internet sales department is set-up to leverage the most current technology to list and represent your inventory. AWG Remarketing powers our simulcast platform. This simulcast platform allows you to create wish lists, notification alerts, proxy bid or live bid every Wednesday. Each lane maintains multiple high definition cameras and each listing has an array of detailed photos, enhancing confidence and credibility with each vehicle.
The power of the technology also allows dealers to host their own “live event” simulcast.
The Internet Department can:
- Assist you in marketing your vehicle online – better pictures with complete descriptions
- Create comprehensive condition reports
- Help list inventory online to any marketplace that can display inventory
- Arrange for post-sale inspections
- Provide first level support on enrolling and buying online with the CFAA simulcast
Columbus Fair’s Fair Deal Guarantee instills confidence in your purchase. If you purchase a vehicle at Columbus Fair Auto Auction and do NOT sell it after 30 days, bring it back to the auction with no sale fees. If it does not sell in the lane, we’ll even list it online for free.

No small print, no tricks, just a collaboration to inspire.
The Columbus Fair Body Shop is a 56,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility with 45 service bays running two shifts. Competitively priced, an array of body and paint services is available:
- Complete body repair
- Paintless dent removal
- Frame straightening
- Paint
- Glass repair
Columbus Fair Auto Auction maintains both, a mechanic shop and reconditioning facility on the 200 acre complex. The 25,000 square foot reconditioning center can service up to 300 cars a day. Get the most for your vehicle. Services available;
- Hand washing
- Vinyl and rubber dressing
- Interior shampoo and vacuuming
- Waxing
- Engine degreasing
We repair dozens of vehicles a day, so getting yours serviced before auction is not a problem. We offer convenient pickup and delivery and our fees are as reasonable as our turn-around time. A vehicle's mechanical condition may not be the first impression it makes, but it's the one that counts. Ultimately the buyer wants to know how it runs. And the answer needs to be "good."

If getting your vehicles in good running condition requires some pre-sale maintenance, you can depend on our skilled technicians to manage that maintenance for you, provide it right on-site, and deliver it quickly at an affordable price.

Our 90,000-square-foot mechanical shop is equipped with seven lifts and all the tools, and technology needed to service any make or model. And our team is top-notch, with decades of experience providing routine maintenance and diagnosing and repairing mechanical problems. They're also qualified to provide official mechanical certification.

The many services through our on-site mechanical shop are:
- Diagnostic evaluations
- Complete mechanical repair
- Engine replacement
- Transmission repair
- Routine maintenance
- Alignments
- Tire replacement
- Certifications
Columbus Fair Auto Auction’s public sale is open to the public every Wednesday at noon. All available inventories are available to inspect before the sale.