Records broken at Ritchie Bros. Edmonton and Houston auctions
biz.yahoo.com
Monday March 31, 7:00 am ET
VANCOUVER, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, announces results from its unreserved auctions held last week in Edmonton, AB and Houston, TX, two of the larger auctions held during another busy week of auction activity. The Company attracted bidders from around the world to these two auctions, including more than 1,300 first-time bidders. The March 26 & 27, 2008 unreserved public auction at the Ritchie Bros. permanent auction site in Edmonton generated more than CA$50 million in gross auction proceeds and set a new site record for total number of bidder registrations. The unreserved public auction at the Company's permanent auction site in Houston, TX on March 27 & 28, 2008 generated more than US$30 million in gross auction proceeds and set new records for total value of internet purchases and total number of online buyers. |
