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Ritchie Bros. sells CA$72+ million of equipment & vehicles in Edmonton, AB
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Ritchie Bros. sells CA$72+ million of equipment & vehicles in Edmonton, AB\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 Ritchie Bros. sells CA$72+ million of equipment & vehicles in Edmonton, AB\n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n Three-day public auction attracted 15,300+ bidders from 40+ countries, competing for 5,500+ items\n \n \n \n \n EDMONTON, AB\n \n \n ,\n \n \n March 7, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Last week,\n \n Ritchie Bros\n \n . sold 5,500+ equipment items, trucks, and vehicles at its site in\n \n Edmonton, AB\n \n , generating CA$72+ million (US$52+ million) in gross transaction value.\n \n \n The\n \n March 1\n \n – 3, 2023 online and onsite auction attracted more than 15,300 bidders from 40+ countries, with approximately 93% of the equipment selling to Canadians, including 62% purchased by Albertans. The remaining seven percent was purchased by international buyers from as far away as\n \n India\n \n ,\n \n Vietnam\n \n , and the\n \n United Arab Emirates\n \n .\n \n \n \"We continue to see our large buyer base across\n \n Canada\n \n and around the world driving strong results for consignors,\" said\n \n Blair Gogowich\n \n , Regional Sales Manager,\n \n Ritchie Bros\n \n . \"Next month, we will be back in\n \n Edmonton\n \n with our largest Canadian auction of the year. If you have equipment to sell, I encourage you to contact us today so we can start marketing your equipment to the world.\"\n \n \n More than 700 owners sold equipment in the\n \n Edmonton\n \n auction, including\n \n Brett Dick\n \n of Brett's Crushing & Gravel Sales.\n \n \n \"\n \n Ritchie Bros\n \n . does such a great job of advertising and their auctioneers are excellent,\" said\n \n Brett Dick\n \n , owner of Brett's Crushing & Gravel Sales. \"This was our first time selling with\n \n Ritchie Bros\n \n . and we were impressed with how well we and our equipment were looked after. There were a lot of pictures for buyers online so they could inspect and know exactly what they were bidding on. At the end of the auction, my wife and I were very...