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Higher Farm Income, Sluggish Supply Chains Push Up Equipment Prices

“Farmers have disposable income, so they have money to spend it on and the tax laws really, really favor purchasing equipment,” Gary Schnitkey, a professor of farm management at the University of Illinois said. “Manufacturers are having difficulty keeping up with the demand.”


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7 Tips for a Successful Dealer Auction

Doing your research when it comes to auction companies, setting realistic expectations and selling a mix of farm equipment inventory are just a few recommended tactics.
Some dealers occasionally use auctions as part of their methods for selling used equipment. At the 2020 Dealership Minds Summit, three experienced professionals shared their experiences running their own used equipment auctions.
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ROUNDTABLE: Valuation Data Sources: What, Who & Why?

Due to the number of attendees that preregistered for this topic, the “Valuation Data Sources: What, Who & Why?” roundtable was held both days of the Dealership Minds Summit – Roadmap to Mastering Equipment Remarketing. The majority of dealers attending this session were looking for better tools to use when placing a value on used equipment and trade-ins. One dealer said, “It is an inefficient marketplace, the information is bad. How do we get better information?”
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Thinking 'Small' Pays When It Comes to Moving Used Inventory

Small-store leaders within Farm Equipment’s Dealership of the Year Alumni Group share the actions they’re relying on to guide them through the choppy waters of reducing equipment backlogs.
A dealer responding to Ag Equipment Intelligence’s November 2015 Dealer Sentiments survey summarized the industry’s current dilemma: “There was a lot of positive activity during the month, but a lot of people passed on making purchases when they saw what their used equipment was valued at. Used pricing is too soft to convert people to make new machine purchases.”
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