Iron Planet sells $4.22 million of SLV Earthmovers equipment

Apr 2, 2008

IronPlanet, an online auction company for used construction equipment, conducted a one-owner auction for SLV Earthmovers of Monte Vista, Colorado. The auction liquidated $4.22 million, nearly $700,000 more than SLV Earthmovers owner Jim Willschau was expecting to receive.

The SLV Earthmovers auction drew a record number of 15,000 potential bidders to the website achieving an average of 41 bids per item.

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