August 30, 2011 – 3:13 pm
BY RANDY DOCKENDORF @ Yankton.Net CORSICA — Lee Dodak knows what he likes, and he traveled 1,000 miles to bid on a 1910 Advanced-Rumely tractor. The Michigan man was part of Friday’s worldwide group of bidders — thanks to the Internet — who sought the coveted machinery. In the end, he and friend Joe Osterling [...]
August 27, 2011 – 5:35 pm
From Yahoo Finance Braden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. He doesn’t even own overalls. Yet when 430 acres of Michigan cornfields was auctioned last summer, it was Janowski, a brash, 33-year-old software executive, who made the winning bid. It was so high — $4 million, 25 percent above the next-highest [...]
August 20, 2011 – 5:33 pm
From The Cap Times There were 37 auctions listed in the “farm auction” section of the Wisconsin State Farmer weekly ag newspaper on April 22. Included were a number of community consignment sales, several lawn-and-garden type auctions, a few horse and tack sales, a dozen or so farm equipment auctions, a “repo” auction and 13 [...]
August 15, 2011 – 5:31 pm
West Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) – Too wet for field work, so more than a thousand farmers from the region took in an auction. At the Fairgrounds this afternoon, Steffes Auctioneers hosted a consignment sale that brought in bidders from across North America. Too wet for field work, so more than a thousand farmers from [...]
Online Auction Selling Tips By: Tom Landmesser National Sales Manager, Big Iron ST. EDWARD, Neb. – As needs and demands change, equipment fleets must also transform to keep with the times. Often, the challenge of selling used equipment is intimidating and can be expensive. However, in recent years, online equipment auctions have gained popularity as [...]