Twice the fun

The truck and plant auction, starting at 10.30am, features a wide selection of mechanical horses and related industrial assets.

Forkli s, tippers, construction and earthmoving equipment, super linkers and inter-linkers, side-tippers, slopers, fl at-decks, and volume and drop-side vans will all form part of the variety on offer.

In addition to the large amount of good-quality assets, LDVs, parked intermi ently between the trucks and trailers, will add some size variation to the overwhelming volume of heavy-duty assets.

“It’s a major sale and we’re inviting interested buyers to come and view the assets beforehand,” says Chico da Silva, Consolidated’s founder and principal auctioneer.

Viewing of the assets can be done from 9am to 4.30pm on April 29.

Da Silva stresses that big yard disposals are experiencing an uptick in turnout which, he believes, is a good indication of entrepreneurial eagerness to recover from recessionary woes.

He adds though that any auction is only as good as the quality and quantity of stock on offer.

“Old clients come back for business and new ones tend to follow when word’s out that in-demand, good-quality items are on offer.”
The company’s car sale, starting at 7pm on the same day, for example, is a case in point.

These bank auctions have become massively popular mainly because of the clear difference in price of cars bought at auction, and bought brand new.

In fact an increasing amount of younger traders have cottoned on to the lucrative allure of buying at auction and reselling privately.

The spread of sedans, single and double-cab bakkies and panel vans, of course is central to the appeal of Consolidated’s auction.

Alfas, Citroëns, Colts, Fiats, Fords, Hondas, Volkswagens, Hyundais, Mazda, Nissan, Toyota’s and Opels, all in great lowmile nick, must all be hammered home to stem the financial fallout of forfeiture back to the banks from which these cars were purchased.