Friday, May 09, 2008 Frequently Asked Questions

What type of equipment is included? All types of farm equipment. We have approx. 70 different categories of equipment, everything from "Augers" to "V Rippers". Even "Post Hole Diggers" if you're interested. How do you collect this auction sales data? Directly from our network of 600+ auctioneers. We also have approx. 20 contacts that cover auctions for us in person. What area do you cover? Results for the past 12 months include data from: ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, MO, IA, MN, WI, IL, IN, MI, OH, PA, NY, VA, NC, SC, TN, KY, FL, AR, MS, CO, ID, VT, MA, MD How detailed is the data you provide? Very detailed. Besides actual auction sale price, we tell you the condition of each piece sold with our code: E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair, P=Poor. We also tell you specifically where each piece sold with our code: SEIA=Southeast Iowa, etc. What type of auctions do you cover? We focus mainly on farm auctions, whether they be retirement or estate auctions. To us, these type of auctions are the truest barometer of value. We do also report on dealer and consignment auctions, only however, if the auctioneer clues us in as to what sold and what didn't. If we don't know, we don't report it. Pieces sold at these types of auctions are noted with 'D' for dealer auction and 'C' for consignment auction. What's a subscription cost & how do I sign up? $69.95/yr. Subscribe On-Line or call 1 (800) 381-0423. How often is this data updated? Both Auction Results database and Locator database updated daily.