Ritchie Bros. Orlando site to host company's first ever six-day auction
biz.yahoo.com
Wednesday January 28, 7:00 am ET
Exceptional equipment selection expected to attract thousands of bidders
from around world
ORLANDO, FL, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, will conduct its first-ever six-day unreserved public auction at its Orlando, Florida permanent auction site from February 16 - 21, 2009. The auction already features more than 7,000 heavy equipment items and trucks, with more items being added daily - and every item will be sold to the highest bidder on auction day, with no minimum bids or reserve prices. Last February Ritchie Bros. conducted the largest auction in company history at its Orlando site, selling almost 6,200 items over five days, generating US$190 million in proceeds and attracting 6,000 bidders from 71 countries. |
