FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   OBRIEN THOMAS C 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/10/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KAR Auction Services, Inc. [KAR] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC., 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BLVD. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO of IAAI 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CARMEL, IN 46032 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 27,930 (1) I By KAR Holdings II, LLC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	12/16/2012	Common Stock	264,672	$ 3.515	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	11/14/2013	Common Stock	249,056	$ 3.14	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
OBRIEN THOMAS C C/O KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC. 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BLVD. CARMEL, IN 46032	  X	Â	  President and CEO of IAAI	Â

Signatures

/s/ Rebecca C. Polak as Attorney-in-Fact		12/10/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes (i) 25,920 shares of common stock held of record by KAR Holdings II, LLC (which are attributable to Axle Holdings II, LLC), by virtue of the reporting person's common ownership interest in Axle Holdings II, LLC and (ii) 2,010 shares of common stock held of record by KAR Holdings II, LLC, by virtue of the reporting person's common ownership interest in KAR Holdings II, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2)	The option became exercisable as to 88,224 shares on December 16, 2003, as to 88,224 shares on December 16, 2004 and as to 88,224 shares on February 25, 2005.
(3)	The option became exercisable as to 83,018 shares on November 14, 2004 and as to 166,037 shares on May 25, 2005.

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