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in Multi-Million-Dollar Ritchie Auction in North East, Md.

More than 2,900 equipment items and trucks were sold in the auc-tion, including 69 excavators.

Bill Flynn, owner of Flynn Wrecking, Pottsville, Pa.,considers adding to his equipment fleet.

Stanley Greg, manager of F.S. Lopke, Apalachin, N.Y.,is ready to bid on equipment.

Richard Ward, owner of Wards Crane Service inColora, Md., tests out a crane before it goes up for bid.

More than 4,400 bidders participatedonline and in person Sept. 19, 2019, atRitchie Bros.’ multi-million-dollar

unreserved public equipment auction in NorthEast, Md.With bidders from 53 countries, approxi-

mately 84 percent of the equipment in the auc-tion was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as faraway as South Africa, Korea and the UnitedKingdom. Online bidders purchased approxi-mately 55 percent of the equipment sold (bydollar value). More than 2,900 equipment items and trucks

were sold in the auction, including 69 excava-tors, 30-plus skid steers, more than 30 loaders,10 dozers, 180 aerial work platforms, more than80 dump trucks, 180 truck tractors and more.All items were sold without minimum bids orreserve prices. CEG

Sam Foster, vice president of Cedar Lane Excavations,Davidsonville, Md., was a kid in a candy shop sittingin the cab of this Caterpillar D8T. A Caterpillar dozer awaits a new owner during the auction.

During the auction, 180aerial work platformswent to the highest bidder.