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At an auction, wasting the salesperson’s time may not be the first thing on your mind, but it can be very easy to unknowingly do it at an auction. So the question becomes, how can you reduce the amount of time being wasted at an auction? At a heavy equipment auction, the buyer is not the only person who has to make a decision. The seller also has to decide where they want to focus their energy because each potential buyer has something different to offer. To ensure that a buyer is worth your time, ask these 5 questions:

Bidding at a construction equipment auction may seem easy, but there are many factors that come into play when there is used heavy equipment for sale. A bid usually placed with an easy gesture like a nod, the wave of your hand or through a proxy. Before you head to an Alex Lyon & Son auction, consider some of the following tips and tricks to know about the bidding process.

Alex Lyon & Son Auctioneers is proud to announce that we are now conducting live heavy equipment auctions in Canada! After first expanding from the United States to Mexico, Lyon Auctions has now extended with the goal of covering the market throughout the entire North American continent. We are now coordinating auctions in Québec as well as eastern and northeastern Ontario.

Lyon Auction will be hosting a live auction of large construction equipment just West of Atlantic City, New Jersey on Thursday, April 5th, 2017! The auction will be located at 4501 Leipzig Ave., Mays Landing, New Jersey 08330.

Making top dollar off of your used heavy equipment is vital as your business transitions out old equipment and upgrades to newer equipment. But, it’s not all about the benjamins. When selling heavy machinery or construction equipment at auction, there’s a few things you need to have prepared.  

Alex Lyon & Son Auctions, with the help of their sponsors, are giving back to their community! More than $20,000 was donated to nonprofits in their region. Alex Lyon & Son made donations to seven nonprofits, most of them in New York where the company is headquartered. All of our partners chose a non-profit to donate the money toward. Get to know the people that are benefitting from the Giving Back Campaign:

The auction experts at Alex Lyon & Son will be hosting a live construction equipment auction in Sioux City, Iowa! The auction will take place on Thursday, March 15th at 9:30am central time. The address is 2568 Barnett Ave, Salix, Iowa 51052. This particular auction will be a Late Model Cat Construction Equipment and Truck Auction. We will be auctioning off Construction Equipment, Aerial Lifts, Attachments, Straight Trucks, Truck Tractors, Trailers, and Support Equipment in Sioux City. Come check it out on March 15th!

Alex Lyon & Son will be hosting a live auction in Dallas (Fort Worth), Texas on Wednesday, March 14th at 11:00am. The address is 10250 Hicks Field Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76179. Dubbed a “Very Late Model Rental Equipment Auction,” it will include items from Herc Rentals and Ahern Rentals. ll of the following will be available for bidding at the auction: Very Late Model Rental Return Equipment Cat, Komatsu Earthmoving Equipment, Forklifts, Skid Steers, Aerials, Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks, and Attachments.

Alex Lyon & Son will be hosting a live auction in Syracuse, New York on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 9:30am! Among the items up for auction are Construction Equipment, all types of Truck Tractors, Straight Trucks, Pickups and Vans. Come visit us and find your next favorite piece of machinery. For more information about this auction, visit our website.

Alex Lyon & Son will be hosting a live auction in Scranton (Pittston), Pennsylvania On Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 9:30am! We will have Construction Remediation Equipment, Utility Equipment, Trucks, Trailers and Support Equipment up for bidding. Come join us! To learn more details about the auction, visit our website.