POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Rebecca C.
Polak and Eric M. Loughmiller, or either of them signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)        prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit,
electronically or by hand, to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and
passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;
(2)        execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or
director of KAR Auction Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(3)        do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file, electronically or by hand, such form with the SEC and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and
(4)        take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this
19th day of November, 2009.
        /s/ Thomas O'Brien
	Signature
Thomas C. O'Brien
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