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programme.A spokesperson from
IronPlanet explains, “The equipment
is inspectedby expertsbeforegoing to
auction, so thebuyerhas theguarantee that
what they seeon the inspection report is an
accurate representationof the equipment’s
condition. For every craneweprovide
location, serial number, hours and features.
Fromoverall appearance tooil samples,
our guaranteed inspection reportsoffer
numerousphotos anddetail eachpart of
themachine.
“We alsooffer a shipping estimator,
locatedon the shipping tabwithin the
inspection report for items selling in the
US thatmakes it easy to calculate the
shipping cost betweenbuyer and seller,” a
spokesperson from IronPlanet adds.
WorldWideAuctioneers encourages
bidders toattend inperson, tonetwork
and checkwhat theyarebiddingon. “All
would-bebidders are strongly encouraged
to send their chosen staff and, or, testing
company to theyard to checkall the items
that theyare interested in,”KeithLupton
adds. “We also spend time and effort to
ensure theunit is genuinely themake and
model declared.”
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of thebuyers andmarket strengths and
demands.Worldwide slowdowns inmining
andassociated fieldshavedampened the
construction salesmarket everywhere to
some extent.However, despitedepressedoil
commodityprices, 2015will see a lotmore
regional growth.”
Making inspections
Tohelponlinebidders, auctioneersoffer
inspection services. RitchieBros, for
example, offers inspections, as Jacobo
Garcia explains, “Our equipment inspectors
inour yardhave a checklistwhere they
can check the structure, the engine,
transmission, etc. For cranes especially,
people can see it online and thenarrange to
goand inspect it. It’s important forbuyers
tobe able topersonally inspect items
they’re interested in, or get them inspected
by thirdparty specialists.”
RitchieBros alsoprovides customers
with services fromRitchieBrosLogistics,
wherebuyers can receivequotations
for transport. “We alsohave some local
suppliers that canhelpbuyersdismantle
the cranes andprovide transport,” Jacobo
Garciaadds. “Normally, for the larger
cranes,wehave thequotationsbefore the
sale so thebuyers know exactlywhatwill be
the cost after theybuy the crane.”
IronPlanet alsooffers inspection
reports. These arebackedby the company’s
IronCladAssurancebuyerprotection
New technology, the
internet andworldwide
markets are affecting
the auction business
worldwide. LAURA
HATTON investigates
Apopularchoice
T
he internet isofferingmore and
more access for equipment buyers,
allowingpeople tobidandbuy
equipment online fromanywhere in
theworld.KeithLupton,WorldWide
Auctioneers vicepresident of regional sales,
says, “The technologyof onlinebidding
andbill settlement is changing the faceof
the auctionbusiness.We see themarket
endingupas 60%online. Therewill,
however, alwaysbe attendees inperson to
snapupabargain thatmaynot be evident
to theon-screenbuyer.”
The trend foronlinebuying isbeing felt
byauctioneersworldwide, as JacoboGarcia,
fromauctioneerRitchieBros, explains,
“Internet biddinghas increasedover the
past year. In2014, 46%of the craneswe
soldwere soldover the internet and54%
wason site.”
According to latest feedback, the
current supplyanddemandat auctions is
used rough terrains. The trendhasbeen
witnessed in theUSA, as an IronPlanet
spokespersonpointsout, “Rough terrain
craneshave saturated theusedmarkets in
NorthAmerica.A trendwe canattribute
this to is an industry-wide increase in
utilisation rates. Evenwithhighutilisation,
there is a reluctance tobuynewdue tohigh
equipment prices, longdeliveries and
rental rates.”
KeithLuptonadds, “Auctioneers tend to
mirror the trends and financial capabilities
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GroveGMK6300L300 tonneall terrain cranesold inMoerdijk, Netherlands, forUS$1,437,411
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2008FavelleFavcoM760D tower cranesold inCalifornia, USA, for $1,200,000
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DemagAC 140 140 tonneall terrain cranesold inDenver, USA, for $920,000
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2012LiebherrLTM 1200-5.1 200 tonne capacityall terrain cranesold inMorocco for $899,000
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LiebherrLTM 1160-5.1 160 tonne capacityall terrain cranesold inOcana, Spain, for $897,947
NOTE:
Wherenecessary, priceshavebeen converted toUSdollars.
TOPFIVEHIGHESTVALUECRANESSOLD IN2014
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2009TemiskoLB-T6W-98 100 ton6-axle
Lowboy sold forUS$321,615 inMontreal,
Canada
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2010DRAKE4 rowof 8hydraulic
widening low loader, sold for $318,533 in
Brisbane, Australia
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2007COZAD90 ton9-axle 16+16+16
combination lowboy sold for $286,438 in
Edmonton, Canada
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2003TRAILKINGTK160HDG-62380
US tonTri/A combination lowboy sold for
$260,000 inChehalis, USA.
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