IronPlanet® (www.ironplanet.com), the world’s leading online auction company for used construction and agricultural equipment, successfully conducted a one-owner auction for SLV Earthmovers of Monte Vista, Colo. The recently held auction liquidated $4.22 million of equipment, achieving 136% of its initial price target.
The SLV Earthmovers auction drew a record number of potential bidders—nearly 15,000—to the auction and achieved an average of 41 bids per item.
“Personally, I was expecting about a $3.5 or $3.6 [million] sale, so the results we got were wonderful,” said Jim Willschau, owner of SLV Earthmovers. “My business is a high-equity, heavy cash flow business, and anytime you can turn your money that fast and get the results we got, it’s a huge factor.”
“IronPlanet’s ability to exceed price targets through its global audience of buyers is exemplified in our one-owner auctions,” said Mike Groves, vice president of North American sales. “This exceptional price realization is also a testament to SLV Earthmovers’ reputation for maintaining its equipment fleet, which buyers were able to evaluate with confidence through our IronClad Assurance™ guarantees.”
“One of the big factors that sold me on IronPlanet was that they came to my place of business,” said Willschau. “It would have cost me at least $150,000 to $200,000 to transport this equipment to a traditional auction site and get it ready for sale, even though I have the resources to repair and paint the equipment right here.”
