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Confiscated vehicles and transit buses are part of a live auction at the Albuquerque City Yards today.

The vehicles are city property, now available to buyers because they have reached the 80,000-mile mark. Others are vehicles that have been confiscated by the Albuquerque Police Department.

Michael Chavez, an internal services supervisor for the city's Purchasing Division, said most of the vehicles are models from the year 2000 upwards and are in varying conditions.

"Most of them are in good condition, but some need repair work," Chavez said. "Some of them have been in wrecks; some are completely totaled."

Chavez said some vehicles usually go for as little as $100, but there are some that end up selling for above market value. He said selling the surplus and retired vehicles is a benefit to the entire city, whether they walk away from the auction with a vehicle or not.

"We keep going until everything's gone," Chavez said. "What the city's trying to do is get the biggest return for the taxpayers' buck."

Chavez said the city conducts such auctions twice a year and some can last as long as 12 hours.