Giving Auctioneers a Run for Their Money

摘要

It's no secret that the used-equipment trade is one of the few reliable growth sectors in construction today, but the magnitude of sales shifting to online auctions could change how used equipment is marketed even after the economy recovers. Auctioneers -IronPlanet, Ritchie Bros., a growing list of others - say the number of Internet buyers and volume of purchases they're conducting online suggest that the growth of Internet construction-equipment auctions compels used-equipment buyers and sellers to investigate online auctions.