This week's two-day auction set a new December sales record for the Fort Worth site
FORT WORTH, TX, Dec. 15, 2017 /CNW/ - This week Ritchie Bros. sold 4,100+ equipment items and trucks for US$50+ million at its unreserved auction in Fort Worth, TX, setting a new December sales record for the site.
More than 5,000 people from 60 countries registered to bid in the auction on December 13 ? 14, 2017, including 3,500+ people registering to bid online. U.S. buyers purchased 91 percent of the equipment, including 40 percent purchased by Texas buyers, while international buyers from as far away as India, Italy, and Vietnam purchased nine percent of the equipment. Online buyers purchased 56 percent of the equipment.
"We had a great auction this week?our largest sale ever in December?with an uptick in pricing in most equipment categories," said Neal Black, Regional Sales Manager, Ritchie Bros. "We saw particularly strong pricing for the nice forestry package in the auction, which sold to buyers across the country and into Canada. We also saw good prices for the massive selection of transportation assets in the sale."
Neal Black continued, "We'd like to thank all the buyers and sellers that participated in our Fort Worth auctions this year?from our site's largest auction ever in March to our site's largest December auction ever."
Ritchie Bros. sold equipment for 575+ owners in the Fort Worth auction. Highlights included 450+ truck tractors, 390+ trailers, 225+ aerial work platforms, 95+ excavators, 65 compactors, 55+ skid steers, 55 loader backhoes, 50+ flatbed trucks, 45+ dump trucks, 35+ loaders, and 15+ dozers. All items were sold without minimum bids or reserve prices.
Specific equipment sales highlights
AUCTION QUICK FACTS: FORT WORTH, TEXAS ? December 13 ? 14, 2017
Ritchie Bros. currently has more than 30,000 equipment items, trucks, and other assets listed for sale in its upcoming onsite unreserved auctions, IronPlanet weekly online auctions and its other marketplaces. For a complete list of upcoming auctions and equipment available, visit rbauction.com and ironplanet.com.
About Ritchie Bros.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. Operating in a multitude of sectors, including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, oil and gas, mining, and forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer offers live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with featured weekly auctions and providing its exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification; Marketplacee, an online marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; and Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales. The company also offers sector-specific solutions including GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, Kruse Energy Auctioneers, and Cat® auctions, plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about the unprecedented choice provided by Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
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SOURCE Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
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