Ritchie Bros. holds first-ever six-day unreserved equipment auction in Orlando, Florida
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ORLANDO, FL, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest on-site and online industrial auctioneer, conducted the Company's first six-day auction from February 16 to 21, 2009 at the Company's newly expanded, 200-acre permanent auction site in Orlando, Florida. The unreserved public auction attracted more than 7,600 unique registered bidders, both in-person and online, from 75 countries. More than 8,300 lots were sold during the auction, generating US$184 million in gross auction proceeds. The auction broke several Orlando site records, including: the most bidder registrations; the most auction lots sold; and the highest number of consignors (more than 550). The auction also broke the Company-wide record for the most selling days in a single auction. |
