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Olympia, WA auction (June 17 & 18, 2009)

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  • 2005 Caterpillar 312CL Hydraulic Excavator from Wagner Equipment Co

    2001 Freightliner/Elgin FL70 S/A street sweeper


Denver, Colorado unreserved equipment auction (June 4 & 5, 2009)

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  • Aerial photo of Denver auction site

    Aerial photo of Denver auction site

  • Aerial photo of Denver auction site

    Aerial photo of Denver auction site

  • 2005 Caterpillar 312CL Hydraulic Excavator from Wagner Equipment Co

    2005 Caterpillar 312CL Hydraulic Excavator from Wagner Equipment Co

  • 2006 Caterpillar 615C Series II Elevating Motor Scraper from Wagner Equipment Co

    2006 Caterpillar 615C Series II Elevating Motor Scraper from Wagner Equipment Co

  • Aerial photo of Denver auction site

    Aerial photo of Denver auction site

  • Aerial photo of Denver auction site

    Aerial photo of Denver auction site

  • 2005 Caterpillar 815F Compactor from Wagner Equipment Co

    2005 Caterpillar 815F Compactor from Wagner Equipment Co

  • 2007 Caterpillar D8T Crawler Tractor from Wagner Equipment Co

    2007 Caterpillar D8T Crawler Tractor from Wagner Equipment Co


Bighorn Meadows Resort in Radium Hot Springs BC (May 30, 2009 Vancouver auction)

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  • View from the Bighorn Meadows Resort)

    View from the Bighorn Meadows Resort

  • The outdoor pool at the Bighorn Meadows Resort

    The outdoor pool at the Bighorn Meadows Resort

  • The Bighorn Meadows Resort

    The Bighorn Meadows Resort

  • The Bighorn Meadows Resort

    The Bighorn Meadows Resort


Parksville BC condo (May 30, 2009 Vancouver auction)

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  • The Onyx at Craig Bay, Parksville BC

    The Onyx at Craig Bay, Parksville BC

  • Inside Unit 106 in the Onyx at Craig Bay

    Inside Unit 106 in the Onyx at Craig Bay

  • The view from Unit 106 in the Onyx at Craig Bay

    The view from Unit 106 in the Onyx at Craig Bay

  • The deck of Unit 106 in the Onyx at Craig Bay.

    The deck of Unit 106 in the Onyx at Craig Bay


Merritt Plateau home sites (May 30, 2009 Vancouver auction)

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  • The view from the Merritt Plateau residential development

    The view from the Merritt Plateau residential development


Nicola Lakeshores Estates (May 30, 2009 Vancouver auction)

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  • Lakefront home site in the Nicola Lakeshores Estates (6560 Monck Park Road, Merritt)

    Lakefront home site in the Nicola Lakeshores Estates (6560 Monck Park Road, Merritt)

  • Lakefront home site in the Nicola Lakeshores Estates (6496 Monck Park Road, Merritt)

    Lakefront home site in the Nicola Lakeshores Estates (6496 Monck Park Road, Merritt)


Hard Rock Herrenknecht Tunnel Boring Machine (May 20 - 22, 2009 Los Angeles auction)

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  • Aerial Shot of the TBM and trailing gear at Strawberry Portal of the Arrowhead West Tunnel

    Aerial Shot of the TBM and trailing gear at Strawberry Portal of the Arrowhead West Tunnel

  • Herrenknecht warehouse - TBMs used in Arrowhead Inland Feeder Project

    Herrenknecht warehouse - TBMs used in Arrowhead Inland Feeder Project

  • Assembly of TBM at Strawberry Portal before excavation

    Assembly of TBM at Strawberry Portal before excavation

  • TBM Cutterhead at Arrowhead West Tunnel

    TBM Cutterhead at Arrowhead West Tunnel


Courtenay BC condo (April 29, 2009 Edmonton auction)

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  • Trumpeter's Landing, Courtenay BC

    Trumpeter's Landing, Courtenay BC

  • View from Trumpeter's Landing

    View from Trumpeter's Landing

  • Courtenay BC condo kitchen

    Condo kitchen


Edmonton, Alberta three-day unreserved auction (April 28 - 30, 2009)

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  • Aerial photo of Edmonton (Nisku), Alberta Ritchie Bros. facility and yard (Photo taken Monday, April 27, 2009)

    Aerial photo of Edmonton (Nisku), Alberta Ritchie Bros. facility and yard (Photo taken Monday, April 27, 2009)


Grand Opening auction in Houston, Texas (March 25-27, 2009)

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  • Ritchie Bros. ribbon cutting ceremony in Houston, TX (March 25, 2009)

    Ritchie Bros. ribbon cutting ceremony in Houston, TX (March 25, 2009)
    L to R: David Hobbs, Alan McVicker, Conard Barker, Doug Pitcock, Dale Kornegay, Nick Nicholson, and Rob Mackay.

  • Dale Kornegay, president of HCIC and Area 5 Chairman of AGC of Texas, speaks to the crowd at the ribbon cutting ceremony.

    Dale Kornegay, president of HCIC and Area 5 Chairman of AGC of Texas, speaks to the crowd at the ribbon cutting ceremony.

  • Ritchie Bros. ribbon cutting ceremony in Houston, TX (March 25, 2009)

    Ritchie Bros. ribbon cutting ceremony in Houston, TX (March 25, 2009)
    L to R: David Hobbs, Alan McVicker, Conard Barker, Doug Pitcock, Dale Kornegay, Nick Nicholson, and Rob Mackay.

  • Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

    Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

  • Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

    Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

  • Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

    Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

  • Doug Pitcock, past president of the National AGC and past president (twice) of the Texas Highway AGC, speaks to the crowd at the ribbon cutting ceremony.

    Doug Pitcock, past president of the National AGC and past president (twice) of the Texas Highway AGC, speaks to the crowd at the ribbon cutting ceremony.

  • Conard Barker, president of the Houston Contractor's Association, speaks to the crowd at the ribbon cutting ceremony.

    Conard Barker, president of the Houston Contractor's Association, speaks to the crowd at the ribbon cutting ceremony.

  • Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

    Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

  • Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

    Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

  • Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)

    Aerial of Houston auction site (taken March 24, 2009)


Grand Opening ceremony in Minneapolis (Medford), MN (March 19, 2009)

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  • Owatonna, MN Mayor Thomas Kuntz speaks to the crowd.

    Owatonna, MN Mayor Thomas Kuntz speaks to the crowd.

  • Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony in Minneapolis (Medford), MN.

    Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony in Minneapolis (Medford), MN.


    From L to R: Nick Nicholson (Ritchie Bros. Senior Vice President); Rob Mackay (Ritchie Bros. President); Mayor Danny Thomas (Medford, MN); Mayor Thomas Kuntz (Owatonna, MN); Dan Kaiser (former Medford, MN mayor); Andy Artley (Ritchie Bros. Regional Manager).

  • Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony in Minneapolis (Medford), MN.

    Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony in Minneapolis (Medford), MN.


    From L to R: Nick Nicholson (Ritchie Bros. Senior Vice President); Rob Mackay (Ritchie Bros. President); Mayor Danny Thomas (Medford, MN); Mayor Thomas Kuntz (Owatonna, MN); Dan Kaiser (former Medford, MN mayor); Andy Artley (Ritchie Bros. Regional Manager).

  • Medford, MN Mayor Danny Thomas speaks to the crowd.

    Medford, MN Mayor Danny Thomas speaks to the crowd.

  • Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony in Minneapolis (Medford), MN.

    Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony in Minneapolis (Medford), MN.


    From L to R: Nick Nicholson (Ritchie Bros. Senior Vice President); Rob Mackay (Ritchie Bros. President); Mayor Danny Thomas (Medford, MN); Mayor Thomas Kuntz (Owatonna, MN); Dan Kaiser (former Medford, MN mayor); Andy Artley (Ritchie Bros. Regional Manager).


Minneapolis, MN Grand Opening auction (March 19, 2009)

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  • Aerial of Minneapolis yard. (Photo taken March 18, 2009)

    Aerial of Minneapolis yard. (photo taken March 18, 2009)

  • Rows of equipment in the Minneapolis auction.

    Rows of equipment in the Minneapolis auction.

  • The Minneapolis auction theater and office building.

    The Minneapolis auction theater and office building.

  • Aerial of auction yard in Minneapolis. (photo taken March 18, 2009)

    Aerial of auction yard in Minneapolis. (photo taken March 18, 2009)

  • The Minneapolis auction theater and office building.

    The Minneapolis auction theater and office building.

  • The Minneapolis auction site.

    The Minneapolis auction site.


Orlando, Florida six-day unreserved auction (February 16 - 21, 2009)

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  • Aerial photo of Orlando, Florida Ritchie Bros. facility and yard. (Photo taken February 16, 2009)

  • Kevin Tink, Senior Vice President of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, looks for a bid from the crowd on auction day

  • Karl Werner, Vice President of Auction Operations for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, looks for a bid from the crowd on Day 3 of the Orlando auction.

  • Ritchie Bros. auction facility on Day One of Orlando, Florida six-day unreserved auction (photo taken February 16, 2009).

  • John Korrey, auctioneer, sells truck and equipment items at the Ritchie Bros. Orlando auction.

  • Ritchie Bros. sells crawler tractors on Day 3 of the Orlando auction.


Brisbane, Australia auction (June 24 & 25, 2008)

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Kelowna 50th anniversary auction (June 3, 2008)

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    Ritchie Bros. former partners and current employees pose for 50-year photo in Kelowna. Dave Ritchie is 4th from the front left (in the numeral 5).


Ritchie Bros. celebrates 50 years in business

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  • Yellow iron fills the yard at the Orlando

    Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers founder Dave Ritchie with a customer at a recent auction.

  • An old Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers ad from the 1960's

  • Yellow iron fills the yard at the Orlando

    An auction advisory from 1978

  • A row of motor scrapers on the new Ritchie Bros. Kansas City auction site

    A row of motor scrapers on the new Ritchie Bros. Kansas City auction site

  • Yellow iron fills the yard at the Orlando

    A circa 1958 photo of the Ritchie Bros. Galleries

  • Yellow iron fills the yard at the Orlando

    Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers founder Dave Ritchie bid catching at an auction decades ago.

  • Yellow iron fills the yard at the Orlando

    An industry magazine article from the 1970's on Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers.

  • Yellow iron fills the yard at the Orlando

    CEO Peter Blake and the VP's of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers at the New York Stock Exchange.

  • Yellow iron fills the yard at the Orlando

    A photo from 2008 of the Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Orlando yard.


Orlando, Florida auction (Feb. 19-23, 2008)

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  • Yellow iron fills the yard at the Orlando

    Yellow iron fills the yard at the Orlando sale

  • Ritchie Bros. Orlando yard

    Ritchie Bros. Orlando yard

  • A Ritchie Bros bid catcher works with the crowd

    Karl Werner, Vice President of Auction Operations, catches a bid in Orlando, FL.

  • Orlando aerial taken Feb-19-2008

    Orlando aerial taken Feb 19, 2008

  • An interested bidder checks out equipment before the start of the Orlando auction

    An interested bidder checks out equipment before the start of the Orlando auction


New York Stock Exchange bell ringing (January 14, 2008)

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  • Los Angeles, CA auction

    Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers CEO Peter Blake rings The Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange, signaling the close of trading for the day. Mr. Blake and other senior Ritchie Bros. executives were visiting the Exchange to celebrate the Company's 50th year in business and 10th year as a publicly listed company on the NYSE.

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Transportation Equipment Auctions

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  • A Ritchie Bros. bid catcher takes a bid from the auction audience (Fort Worth, TX - February 2007)

  • Mobile equipment is driven across the ramp in front of the bidding audience at an unreserved Ritchie Bros. auction (Orlando, FL - February 2007)

  • A Ritchie Bros. bid catcher takes a bid from the auction audience (Fort Worth, TX - February 2007)


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