November is off to quite an interesting start. I saw some very strong auction prices during the first 10 days of the month. These strong auction sale prices don’t surprise me — even in this stubborn down ag economic cycle we’re stuck in. Why am I not surprised? Because it’s the same thing I’ve been seeing now for 6 years in a row now going back to 2010.
Good data can help you make better decisions for your business. This applies to the used equipment end of your business, of course. But how do you tend to use data to look at used values?
Plastics were the one word future in 1967. Here in 2016 the one word future is drones. This is true even when it comes to the used farm equipment biz. For more than 3 years now I’ve been talking and writing quite a lot on the subject of “personalizing” the used equipment you are trying to sell to make it worth more money to potential buyers.
How do we measure how used farm equipment is doing? For almost 27 years now I’ve been compiling one important measure, actual auction sale prices on all types of farm and construction equipment sold throughout the U.S. and Canada.
There are plenty. That’s what I can say about how many used 12 row corn heads have been floating around in the used market the past few years. There are plenty and they are piling up even more.
At the top spot this month is a guest blog from Tim Whitley, president and co-founder of Team SI, that reveals 6 challenges equipment dealers are facing online in 2016.
When it comes to combines, there’s some fascinating data we have to share with you. Breaking things down by combine class size, here’s the results from March 1 to May 27, 2016 in terms of most search clicks on dealer combine listings at MachineryPete.com.
I didn't see this one coming. Values on used combines are surprisingly strong here early in 2016. Values are even holding to up (yes, up) on some slightly older used models in that 5-10 year-old range.
What I’m hearing: Negative vibes from folks all over, batten down the hatches, don’t feel like buying. What I’m seeing: In January and February 2016 there were very strong auction sale prices on good condition used farm equipment all over and many dealers aggressively cranking down used inventory levels. Stuff is moving.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Marc Johnson, principal with Pinion, provides 4 factors that will be important for dealers to watch in 2025 that will impact their business.
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