More than 9,100 heavy equipment items and trucks to sell over six days in Orlando, FL between February 13 - 18, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer, will sell more items than ever before at its unreserved public equipment auction in Orlando, Florida from February 13 - 18, 2012. During the six-day event, more than 9,100 heavy equipment items and trucks will be sold—a Company record for the most items ever sold in a single auction—and new items are still being added daily. Bids in the auction can be made on-site at the 200±-acre Orlando auction site, online in real-time at www.rbauction.com or by placing proxy bids in person or by phone.
"Our annual Orlando auction is not just a sale, it's an event attracting bidders from all over the world," said Steve Kriebel, Regional Sales Manager, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. "The auction attracts one of the largest, most diverse audiences of consignors and bidders from around the world. Because of this, the selection of equipment featured in the auction is plentiful and there is something available for all types of buyers everywhere."
Last year's Ritchie Bros. February Orlando auction set new site records for number of sellers and registered bidders. In total, more than 7,700 registered bidders from 77 countries participated in the auction competing for 8,000 items, which the Company sold for nearly 700 equipment owners. Bidders from outside Florida purchased US$145 million of equipment (84 percent), including US$79 million purchased by out-of-country bidders (46 percent).
Online participation records were also broken during last year's five-day public Orlando auction. Of the total registered bidders, a record 3,300 online bidders registered and among them, a record 616 buyers purchased more than US$35 million (21 percent) of used and unused equipment and trucks in the auction.