Ritchie Bros. regional events keep rolling in September

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[{"type":"text","content":"RitchieBros-EventSept\n \n \n \n Ritchie Bros. regional events keep rolling in September\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2020\n \n \n \n \n After piloting a successful Northeast Regional Auction in June, the company held four U.S. regional events this month, selling 16,250+ items and attracting 30,000+ bidder registrations\n \n \n \n \n COLUMBUS, Ohio\n \n ,\n \n Sept. 28, 2020\n \n /CNW/ - With its auctions entirely online due to COVID-19,\n \n Ritchie Bros\n \n . has pushed for innovation, taking advantage of the virtual world to combine smaller events into big auctions. In September, the company combined equipment from 16 locations into 4 U.S. regional events and attracted a staggering 30,000+ bidder registrations.\n \n \n \"We provide customers local service with access to a global marketplace,\" said\n \n Kari Taylor\n \n , President – North American Sales,\n \n Ritchie Bros\n \n . \"These regional events are gathering steam and raising the bar on attendance. The previous bidder record for a\n \n Chicago\n \n auction was 5,800—set just last March—while this week's Midwest auction attracted more than 8,700 bidders. Consignors have access to more bidders and buyers have more equipment to choose from.\"\n \n \n \n Ritchie Bros\n \n .' Heartland Regional Auction held last week (\n \n Sep. 24\n \n – 25) featured equipment from its\n \n Columbus, OH\n \n , and\n \n Nashville, TN\n \n sites, as well as five other offsite locations in\n \n West Virginia\n \n ,\n \n Alabama\n \n , and\n \n Texas\n \n . More than 3,500 equipment items and trucks were sold in the combined auction for US$42+ million. The two-day event attracted 8,000+ bidders, which is a 38% increase over the previous record for any of these sites when conducting auctions individually.\n \n \n The company's Midwest Regional Auction (\n \n Sep. 22\n \n – 23) featured equipment from its\n \n Chicago, IL\n \n ;\n \n Kansas City, MO\n \n ; and\n \n Minneapolis, MN\n \n auction sites. More than 6,100...

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