My Cousin owns an Auto Dealership in New york and i have accompanied him several times when am not engaged with Academics to various Auto auctions in New-Jersey, Boston and Pennsylvania and i have noticed with dismay the behavioural attitude of many Nigerians at the auction, spanning from the way they dress to the auction, to the lousy way they express themselves without courtesy around the auction..

And my Cousin claims they are hugely responsible for the astronomical increase in the prices of Japanese cars especially the almighty Toyota Camry 1997-2004 models( well i don't know how true this is) but he claims Nigerians bid poorly thus over prize cars..

Does anyone share a similar experience or something entirely different about Nigerians in the Auction...

Roland17: My Cousin owns an Auto Dealership in New york and i have accompanied him several times when am not engaged with Academics to various Auto auctions in New-Jersey, Boston and Pennsylvania and i have noticed with dismay the behavioural attitude of many Nigerians at the auction, spanning from the way they dress to the auction, to the lousy way they express themselves without courtesy around the auction..

And my Cousin claims they are hugely responsible for the astronomical increase in the prices of Japanese cars especially the almighty Toyota Camry 1997-2004 models( well i don't know how true this is) but he claims Nigerians bid poorly thus over prize cars..

Does anyone share a similar experience or something entirely different about Nigerians in the Auction...

Your brother is right on the bolded part. The worst people to meet on Auto Auctions in USA are the Cotonou car dealers who move from one auto auction to another in large numbers with their colorful ankara . Once you meet them on Auction, you are likely not to buy any car except if you are not buying any Toyota Camry or Honda Accord on auction.
You identify them with their Colorful Ankara Attire, with their noisy behaviour, we call them "ARABA"

calculusx:

Your brother is right on the bolded part. The worst people to meet on Auto Auctions in USA are the Cotonou car dealers who move from one auto auction to another in large numbers with their colorful ankara . Once you meet them on Auction, you are likely not to buy any car except if you are not buying any Toyota Camry or Honda Accord on auction.
You identify them with their Colorful Ankara Attire, with their noisy behaviour, we call them "ARABA"

I showed my cousin your post about Cotonou guys at the auction and he concurred with your assertion.. and guess what? i learnt a new word "ARABA"

@Emperoh

The good things about the auctions in the USA is that its accessible universally if u have the auction access as long as u have the got internet service...

Wish u success in your endeavors...