Close to 1,000 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in East Brunswick, N.J., on Nov. 20.

Bidders came from 39 countries, including 45 U.S. states. Approximately 73 percent of the equipment was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Bermuda, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Singapore and Peru. Online bidders purchased 63 percent of the equipment sold (by dollar value).

The auction featured more than 350 equipment items, including more than 25 scissorlifts, 15 compactors and 15 excavators, as well as crawler tractors, loader backhoes, dump trucks and more.For more information, please visit www.rbauction.com.

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