[njsteve]

Pay it off. It's a lot easier. You need to have the title in hand to sign over once it sells. That is one of the documents that the Mecum office takes when you bring the car in for the auction. You don't actually sign it over until after it sells on the block, then you proceed to the office and sign your paperwork and get your check shortly thereafter.

Didn't they already request a copy of the title when you signed up for the auction spot?

The guy that bought my car was a well known collector so he had some type of line of credit so I got the check within a half hour of the auction time. If the buyer is buying several cars and waits til Sunday to settle his total account, you might have to wait for Mecum to mail you the check.