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IEDA Announces Launch of Revamped Website, Hosted by Sandhills Global

VICTOR, New York — June 7, 2019



The Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA) is a self-regulating organization dedicated to advancing the goals of independent used equipment dealers and related businesses worldwide. The IEDA’s website is a vital part of its mission to help reputable equipment dealers build more profitable relationships, and to provide its members with the resources, tools, and support to strengthen those connections....
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Sandhills Global to Host Dealer Forum on June 27th in Ontario, Canada

LINCOLN, Nebraska — June 6, 2019

Sandhills Global will host a dealer forum event in Kitchener, Ontario, on June 27th for equipment dealers, brokers, rental and leasing companies, auctioneers, and other industry professionals in the construction, agriculture, commercial trucking, and aviation industries. Forum presentations will focus on key market trends, challenges, and opportunities, as well as best practices for valuating equipment, streamlining services, advertising, and remarketing assets within these industries....
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AuctionTime.com Sells Over $65 Million in its Highest-Grossing May Auctions to Date

LINCOLN, Nebraska — May 31, 2019



AuctionTime.com set a new record for the month of May, with more than $65 million (gross auction proceeds) in total sales of construction equipment, agricultural equipment, commercial trucks, and trailers....
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AuctionTime.com Sponsors Charter Flight to Washington, D.C., Memorials for Nebraska Veterans & Gold Star Children

LINCOLN, Nebraska — May 24, 2019

AuctionTime.com is sponsoring a flight on May 24th that will carry Nebraska veterans and Gold Star Children to Washington, D.C., for a tour of war memorials during the Memorial Day weekend. This Nebraska Purple Heart Flight will include Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan veterans who are Purple Heart or Bronze Star with Valor recipients, and Gold Star Children who lost parents in Iraq or Afghanistan....
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HiBid.com Hosting Online Auction Featuring Rare, Antique & Vintage Toys

OCALA, Florida — May 8, 2019



HiBid.com is hosting an online auction featuring more than 1,200 rare toys, including antique and vintage pieces. Bidding is currently open, with bids being accepted prior to the auction via HiBid’s Internet Absentee Bidding feature. This Annual Spring auction will be held on May 23rd and 24th by Bertoia Auctions at 2141 DeMarco Drive in Vineland, New Jersey....
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AuctionTime.com & Auction Flex to Host Auctioneer Forums in Indiana & Texas

LINCOLN, Nebraska — May 6, 2019



Sandhills Global, the tech company behind AuctionTime.com, Auction Flex, HiBid.com, and Equipmentfacts, will host two auctioneer forums and training seminars in the coming weeks. The first of these forums will be held May 14th and 15th in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The second will be held June 5th in Waco, Texas....
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Sandhills Global Partner UNICO Group Launches Drive Home Coverage Solution for Truck Buyers

LINCOLN, Nebraska — May 2, 2019

UNICO Group Inc., a Sandhills Global partner offering insurance solutions for the trucking, construction, agriculture, and other industries, has launched a new offering that accelerates the process of insuring newly purchased over-the-road (OTR) Class 7 and Class 8 trucks. The solution, called Short-Term Drive Home Coverage, is available now to commercial truck and trailer dealerships....
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HiBid.com Hosting Online Auction Featuring Luxury Yachts & Boats

OCALA, Florida — April 30, 2019



HiBid.com is currently hosting an online-only auction featuring more than 140 luxury yachts and boats, including sophisticated, multi-million-dollar yachts as well as recreational watercraft. Cape Coral, Fla.,-based Worldwide Diversified Auctions is holding the auction, and is accepting bids now through May 31st at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) from bidders registered through HiBid.com....
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HiBid.com Hosting May 4th Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit Auction to Benefit U.S. Veterans & First Responders

OCALA, Fla. — April 24, 2019



HiBid.com is hosting a live webcast auction May 4th featuring five unique lots related to decorated Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. The auction is being held as part of the American Valor Foundation’s Sixth Annual Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit, which will take place at the historic River Ranch Stockyards on 500 NE 23rd Street in Fort Worth, Texas. Auction funds and event proceeds will benefit U.S. veterans, first responders, and their families....
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Sandhills Global Announces New Collector Car Facts Website, Powered by HiBid.com

LINCOLN, Neb. — April 23, 2019



Sandhills Global, the tech company behind AuctionTime, Auction Flex, HiBid and Equipmentfacts, announces the launch of the new Collector Car Facts website, CollectorCarFacts.com, serving the car collector auction market with a dedicated, industry-specific online bidding platform. Formerly a service of Equipmentfacts, the new Collector Car Facts website was built from the ground up and is powered by the HiBid auction platform....
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Sandhills Global Launches LiftsToday.com for Buyers & Sellers of Lifts & Lift Equipment

LINCOLN, Neb. — April 22, 2019



Sandhills Global announces the launch of LiftsToday.com, an online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of new and used lifts and lift equipment, including forklifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts, telehandlers, personnel lifts, truck-mounted lifts, and container handlers. As a product of Sandhills Global, LiftsToday.com joins an extensive portfolio of brands spanning the construction, agriculture, trucking, and other industries worldwide, including Machinery Trader, TractorHouse, Truck Paper, and AuctionTime.com....
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AGCO & Sandhills Global Launch www.AGCOUsed.com, Connecting Used Equipment Available at AGCO Dealerships

LINCOLN, Nebraska — April 16, 2019

AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, is launching a used equipment website, www.AGCOUsed.com, specifically devoted to used equipment available from AGCO dealerships. The new website is in partnership with Sandhills Global, the Nebraska-based tech company behind such brands as TractorHouse, Machinery Trader, Truck Paper, RentalYard, AuctionTime.com, and numerous others....
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HiBid.com Hosting May 18th Auction Featuring Hundreds of Antiques & Fine Art Pieces

OCALA, Florida — April 11, 2019



HiBid.com is hosting a live webcast auction in May featuring more than 300 antiques and fine art pieces, including Victorian furniture, paintings, clocks, porcelain works, gold and diamond jewelry, fine silver, bronze and marble statues, sculptures, and vases from Tiffany Studios, Duffner & Kimberly, J.A. Whaley & Co., and others....
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Two-Day Equipment Auction Featuring Over 2,000 Pieces Happening April 17th & 18th

LINCOLN, Nebraska — April 11, 2019



AuctionTime.com is currently gearing up for a huge online-only auction featuring over 2,000 pieces of construction equipment, agriculture equipment, commercial trucks, trailers, and other assets. All auction items are from qualified auctioneers, dealerships, and other sellers across the U.S. and around the world. The sale will extend over two full days, April 17th & 18th....
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Sandhills Publishing to Host Parts Forum on April 17th in Lincoln, Nebraska

LINCOLN, Nebraska — April 10, 2019

Sandhills Publishing, the Nebraska-based tech company behind such brands as Machinery Trader, TractorHouse, and Truck Paper, will host a dealer forum for equipment and parts dealers from across the country on April 17th. The forum will include presentations, round table discussions, and one-on-one consultations focused on providing dealers with strategies for improving online visibility, enhancing customer engagement, and increasing parts sales....
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Sandhills Publishing Announces Company Name Change

LINCOLN, Nebraska — April 10, 2019



Sandhills Publishing announced this week that it will change its name to Sandhills Global. The Nebraska-based tech company attributes the evolution to exponential growth over the last four decades, including the advancement of its product portfolio and global market share....
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HiBid.com Hosting April 15th Estate Auction Featuring High-Value Asian Art, Collectibles & More

OCALA, Fla. — April 5, 2019



HiBid.com is hosting a webcast estate auction this month featuring 366 unique items, including high-value Asian artwork, paintings, sculptures, statues, antiques, and miscellaneous collectibles such as bowls, vases, and figurines. Ontario-based A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals will hold the live webcast auction on April 15th at 7 p.m. (EST), and accept online bids from bidders registered through HiBid.com as well as live, in-person bids. Bidders can browse the online catalog for this auction to view all of the lots for sale....
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Bidding Opens April 8th for Huge Two-Day Equipment, Truck & Trailer Auction on AuctionTime.com

LINCOLN, Nebraska — April 4, 2019



AuctionTime.com is currently gearing up for a large online-only auction featuring over 2,000 pieces of construction equipment, agriculture equipment, commercial trucks, trailers, and other assets from qualified auctioneers, dealerships, and other sellers across the U.S. and around the world. Proxy bidding for the auction will open Monday, April 8th, at 5 p.m., and the sale will end on Thursday, April 11th....
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AuctionTime.com & Auction Flex to Host Auctioneer Forum April 9th & 10th in Baltimore

LINCOLN, Nebraska — April 2, 2019



Sandhills Publishing, the tech company behind Auction Flex, HiBid.com, AuctionTime.com, BidCaller, and Equipmentfacts will host an auctioneer forum and training seminar on leading auction platforms this April 9th and 10th in Baltimore, Maryland. The two-day event will offer attendees industry insights into a number of online and live auction platforms, auction management solutions, online bidder software, and other resources that simplify auction management, advertising, bidding, and payment processing....
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HiBid.com Hosting Auction for Exotic Sports Cars Seized by U.S. Marshals

OCALA, Florida — March 27, 2019



HiBid.com is hosting an online auction for 21 exotic Japanese sports cars, drift cars, race cars, and sport coupes seized by Federal Marshals. Bidding is open to the public and already underway for the stable of modified and rare imports being sold on reserve by Apple Auctioneering Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The sale will conclude April 1st, 2019. Buyers interested in submitting bids through the online auction platform can view all available auction assets on Apple Auctioneering Co.’s HiBid auction page....
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Huge Two-Day Equipment Auction Happening Now on AuctionTime.com

LINCOLN, Nebraska — March 27, 2019



AuctionTime.com is currently accepting bids in a notably large online-only auction featuring over 2,200 pieces of construction equipment, agriculture equipment, commercial trucks, trailers, and other assets from qualified auctioneers, dealerships, and other sellers across the U.S. and around the world. The sale will extend over two full days, through tomorrow, March 28th....
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Sandhills to Host Dealer Forum on March 21st in Chicago

LINCOLN, Nebraska — March 11, 2019

Sandhills Publishing will host more than 100 dealers, auctioneers, rental and leasing companies, and other sellers in the agriculture, construction, commercial trucking, and aviation industries at a dealer forum event in Chicago, Illinois, on March 21st. In addition to roundtable discussions and seminars, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in one-on-one consultations focused on individual strategies for long-term sales growth....
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Equipmentfacts Provides Online Bidding for Oilfield Equipment Auction in Texas

FLEMINGTON, New Jersey — March 8, 2019

Equipmentfacts facilitated online bidding for Superior Energy Auctioneers in a one-day live auction of oilfield equipment held February 20th in Odessa, Texas. The auction, which featured drilling rigs, components, drill pipes and collars, and offshore wireline units, among other assets, was spread across seven different lots where interested buyers could preview the equipment in advance of auction day....
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AuctionTime.com & Auction Flex to Host Auctioneer Forum March 19th & 20th in Florida

OCALA, Florida — March 7, 2019



Sandhills Publishing, the tech company behind Auction Flex, HiBid.com, AuctionTime.com, BidCaller, and Equipmentfacts, will host an auctioneer forum and an auction management seminar on March 19th and 20th in Ocala, Florida. The event will present attendees with industry insights about a number of online and live auction platforms, auction management solutions, online bidder software, and other resources that simplify auction management, advertising, bidding, and auctions in general....
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AuctionTime.com Gears up for April 17th Construction Equipment Auction the Week of Bauma

LINCOLN, Nebraska — March 5, 2019



AuctionTime.com is currently accepting construction equipment consignments and equipment packages ahead of a massive online-only auction set for April 17th. The sale includes a large number of cranes and rigging equipment assets, which will be advertised in print and online through AuctionTime.com, CraneTrader.com, and CraneTrader EMEA, an international print magazine that will debut at the industry’s biggest trade show, Bauma, held in Munich, Germany, the week ahead of the auction....
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