Salem Farm Supply uses Iron Guides, along with other sources and ‘real world sense’ to ensure it is pricing its used equipment to determine market value.
The 2017 Dealership Minds Summit, held at the La Vista Hotel & Conference Center in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 1-2, drew a sold out crowd of 212 attendees, including 100 different dealerships across 31 states and 3 provinces.
Tired of losing customers to wholesale auctions and farm sales during the lean years of 1982-86, Leo Johnson, partner, Johnson Tractor in Janesville, Wis., found survival in a "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" approach. He was soon an active participant in anywhere used iron was being sold. "Buying and selling used equipment got us through," he says.
Let’s talk big square balers. I saw a very nice 2011 model Massey Ferguson 2150, one owner, only produced 7,800 bales, sell for $51,000 at a farm auction in northeast Iowa.
In this podcast recording from Farm Equipment, 3 farm equipment dealers share their expertise for the levers that work best to get the behaviors that dealers want and need relative to used equipment inventories.
In this podcast recording from Farm Equipment, 3 farm equipment dealers share their expertise for the levers that work best to get the behaviors that dealers want and need relative to used equipment inventories.
The major philosophy underlying Precision Equipment's strategy in taking trades of used equipment is that the salesperson must recognize that he's the buyer, not the seller.
Ritchie Bros., the world's largest heavy equipment auctioneer and provider of end-to-end services, recently announced the receipt of unconditional antitrust clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice for the proposed acquisition of IronPlanet, a leading online marketplace for heavy equipment and other durable assets.
It’s no secret that there’s too much used equipment on North American farm equipment dealers’ lots these days. While dealers are making strides in reducing their equipment inventory build up, correctly valuing used equipment is key to properly managing inventories now and in the future.
Rick Rusin, used equipment remarketer and salesman working out of CVE's Berlin, Vt., store, hasn't quite had a year under his belt in the equipment business.
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