Approximately 1,000 Bidders Participate in Pittsburgh Sale

Bidders from 39 countries flow to the sale at the city of Three Rivers.

Tue April 23, 2013 - Northeast Edition
Construction Equipment Guide

Approximately 1,000 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction April 11 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Bidders came from 39 countries, including 43 U.S. states. Approximately 63 percent of the equipment was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Bolivia, Indonesia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Online bidders purchased more than 52 percent of the equipment sold (by dollar value).

In total, more than 370 equipment items were sold in the auction, including crawler tractors, excavators, wheel loaders, truck tractors and more. For more information, please visit www.rbauction.com.

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