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Iconic Australian Manufacturer W.E. Smith Liquidates Assets
World famous engineering company liquidates major plant and equipment in UNRESERVED auction after a century of industry leadership. After more than 80 years manufacturing equipment for oil, gas and mining industries both Nationally and Internationally, W.E Smith Engineering closed its doors towards the end of 2016. Lloyds Auctions in conjunction with Aylward Auctioneers have now

BRAND NEW Major Retailer Items Flood Auction House
More than six B-double trucks full of brand-new whitegoods worth over $2 million have inundated Lloyds Auctions where they will all be auctioned starting at $1 with no reserve. Multiple major retailer insurance claims have led to an unprecedented influx of brand-new whitegoods, appliances, consumer electronics, drones, computers and more. Big brand products such as

City of Gold Coast Council Equipment up for Auction this Weekend
Over 700 pieces of equipment from the Gold Coast City Council will be going to auction this Saturday, with the majority of lots being completely unreserved. “This auction is one of the most highly anticipated auctions for the local community, we are expecting thousands of people to show up on the day with enquiries flooding

Arcade Games Revival Invades Online Space
Forget the gaming apps there’s something appealing about hitting wac-a-mole, shaking the machine and hearing the drop of your coin bringing the game to life. Fortnite may be the number one game for millennials proving viral on the internet, but the good old arcades were where the party was at for the baby boomers and

TV Series Equipment set for Unreserved Auction
Australia’s Number 1 Adventure Show puts caravans, camper trailers and utility items up for auction. “It is extremely rare that you receive high value items from a popular TV series that have been signed by well-known hosts of the show and have been tested by them; let alone selling them all under the hammer completely

Civil & Mining Surge Ignites Used Equipment Boom
Massive demand for equipment digs in due to prosperity of work in the civil & mining industries As work piles up across the civil & mining sectors, companies are sourcing new ways to purchase heavy equipment due to high demand and limited supply. “People can’t get their equipment fast enough, there is a strong demand

A Cowboy and his Mustang
NRL Legend Johnathan Thurston accomplishes lifetime goal being the new owner of a super rare 800hp American Classic Car purchased at auction recently for over $400,000. One of NRL’s greatest legends has found himself the winning bidder of a legendary classic car, that recently went under the hammer at Lloyds Classic Car Auctions. “Lloyds Auctions

$3M Record Predicted for Ford Phase IV Falcon
Only two weeks after a $2.1M record was set for a Dual Bathurst Winning Commodore, a Ford Falcon GTHO Phase IV is set to give Holden a run for its money with up to $3M expected at auction this weekend. Current bidding of over $1.5 million on the extremely rare Ford Falcon has already surpassed

Lowndes Race Suit and Walkinshaw Andretti Car Revel Big Wins For Lloyds & Supercars
One lucky bidder has scored a slice of the Pye, rewarded with their newly acquired Supercar on the Bathurst 1000 podium in an action-packed weekend of auctions. Walkinshaw Andretti United’s #2 Race Car driven by Scott Pye was sold under the hammer at Lloyds Auctions just hours before it claimed second place in the Bathurst

