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MONTREAL, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Game Blitz III is coming to Beezid (https://www.beezid.com/register). Each day of the event features different types of auctions, but they all have one thing in common: massive savings on the products Beezid members love. "This is our third annual Big Game-related event and we've come up with numerous ways for Beezid members to experience the savings and all the fun of this event," said Beezid CEO Max Bohbot. Things kick off with the...

Storage Wars Stars Help Raise Money for Local and National Charities Norwalk, California (PRWEB) January 29, 2013 When Yuvia Cruz, a district manager for US Storage Centers, was preparing for a Charity Storage auction at the facility on Foster Road in Norwalk on January 18, she had no idea how lively things were about to get. But when the cause is raising money for charities by auctioning off a self storage unit, people will step forward – especially if those people include some of the...

More than 6,000 heavy equipment items and trucks currently featured to sell over six days in Orlando, FL between February 18 - 23, 2013 - with items being added to the unreserved public auction daily ORLANDO, FL, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, is preparing for a six-day unreserved public auction at its permanent auction site in Orlando, Florida from February 18 - 23, 2013. More than 6,000...

SpeedRFP the cloud based eRFP system grows membership by 300% to more than 42,000 and surpasses $1 Billion in meeting requests in 2012. Santa Barbara, Calif. (PRWEB) January 22, 2013 Elite Meetings International (EMI) announced that SpeedRFP surpassed projections for 2012 in two areas: volume of unique events and buyer membership. Unique group RFPs surpassing 3 million room nights were submitted via SpeedRFP in 2012, representing more than $1.1 billion in potential revenue for hotels and...

MIAMI BEACH, FL, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Auctions International, Inc. ("Auctions") (OTCPINK: AUCI) is pleased to announce that it has received and accepted consents from Mr. Andrew McLaughlin and Mr. Richard Smith to join its board of directors.  Mr. McLaughlin will also be joining Auctions as the new CEO and Mr. Smith as  Secretary/Treasurer.  The new appointments are a direct result of the previously announced merger between Auctions and Rangemore Productions Corp....

VANCOUVER, Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.1225 per common share payable on March 8, 2013 to shareholders of record on February 15, 2013. This dividend will be considered an eligible dividend for Canadian income tax purposes. About Ritchie Bros. Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is the world's...

Auction Includes Vehicles, Heavy Equipment, Laptops, GPS, Motorcycles, Jewelry, Cameras, Surveillance and More Baton Rouge, LA (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 The City of Baton Rouge has embraced a new way of selling outdated equipment to subsidize the purchase of new goods. By using an established, but innovative, online government auctions site specifically designed for governments and municipalities, Baton Rouge is offering up a huge lot of government surplus, including vehicles, heavy...

NORTH BERGEN, N.J., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a highly anticipated online auction, Tiger Group's Remarketing Services division is assisting the New York City Opera (NYC Opera) as it sells a warehouse worth of sets, props and costumes from former productions of "Carmen", "Tosca", "The Barber of Seville" and nearly 80 others. Bidding is now underway at www.SoldTiger.com and will close in rapid succession, live auction style, on January 30, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EST. This...

ODESSA, Texas, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kruse Energy & Equipment LLC recorded another record year auctioning energy related assets. The Kruse team conducts over 90% of the energy related auctions that take place in North America. Highlighting Kruse's record year were sales of over 300 complete and partial O & G drilling rigs, well service rigs, water well rigs; all types of related support equipment for drilling, servicing and production of oil, gas, water, minerals and...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) today announced that the company will donate a customized 2013 Ford F-150 to be auctioned off at the 2013 Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, being held this week in Scottsdale. All proceeds from the truck will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In addition to donating the custom truck for auction, the company plans to match up to $50,000 in donations to the 'St. Jude Game...