Auctions

Fri May 06, 2011

Ritchie Holds Largest-Ever Auction in Hartford, Conn.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held its largest unreserved Hartford, Conn., auction to date in terms of gross auction proceeds, number of total bidders and number of online bidders, on April 14. In total, more than 1,100 bidders from 30 countries, including 48 U.S....

Wed May 04, 2011

Ritchie Bros. to Begin Building New Site in Napavine, Washington

After nearly 40 years of conducting unreserved public auctions in the state of Washington, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers officially closed on the purchase of a new 200-acre auction site in Washington State — in Napavine, Lewis County....

Fri April 29, 2011

More Than 1,600 Items Go on Block at Ritchie Sale in Atlanta

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held a multi-million dollar auction in Atlanta on March 31. The sale attracted more than 1,800 bidders from 41 countries, including 48 U.S. states and all ten Canadian provinces, who were registered to participate in the auction either on site or online....

Wed April 27, 2011

Ritchie Bros. Hosts AccuBid Excavation Auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will sell 320 heavy equipment items and trucks during a one owner unreserved public equipment auction being held on May 5 in Frederick, Md. The auction is a complete dispersal for Mt....

Mon April 25, 2011

Ritchie Bros. Closes on New Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Property

After more than 10 years of service at its current site in Statesville, N.C., Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers officially closed on the property that will become the Company’s 107 acre permanent auction site north of Raleigh-Durham, N.C....

Wed April 20, 2011

Sales Stay Strong at Ritchie Bros. Auction in Houston

Ritchie Bros. held an auction April 13 in Houston, Texas. The sale included items from Caterpillar, Demag, Grove, Terex and Volvo. A 2011 Caterpillar D8T crawler tractor was the highest selling item of the day, bringing in a winning bid of $590,000....

Fri April 15, 2011

Online Bidding Record Broken During Ritchie Sale in N.C.

Ritchie Bros. held an auction March 31 in Statesville, N.C. More than 2,100 bidders participated online and in person during the auction. Bidders came from 39 countries, including all 50 U.S. states and 10 Canadian provinces and one territory....

Fri April 15, 2011

Ritchason Kicks Off 2011 Auction Season in Lebanon, Tenn.

Ritchason Auctioneers Inc. kicked off its 2011 auction schedule with a sale at its auction headquarters in Lebanon, Tenn., on Saturday, March 19. It was a nice March day for the first sale of the year with approximately 700 total lots being sold to more than 650 total registered bidders, including some international bidders....

Fri April 08, 2011

Alex Lyon & Son Holds Four-Day Auction in Atlantic City

Alex Lyon & Son held a four-day rental return auction March 31 through April 2 at the old Atlantic City race track in Atlantic City, N.J. The first three days of the sale featured an extensive selection of hydraulic excavators (76 in all), rubber-tired loaders (26), tractor loader backhoes (77), rubber-tracked skid steers (20), boom lifts (40), crawler tractors (35), several crushers and screeners, asphalt pavers, artic haul trucks and much more....

Fri April 08, 2011

Ritchie Bros. Breaks Record With North East, Md., Auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ March 29 North East, Md., auction set a new site record for online bidder registrations with more than 1,200—the previous record of 950-plus was set in April 2009....