"My sincere thanks for your effort in assisting Fifth Third in liquidating our equipment. The Bank had worked unsuccessfully with a number of other firms with no results. DoveBid was flexible, professional and, most importantly, generated results. I would not hesitate to use your services again.
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Michael W. White
Senior Vice President and Credit Manager
Northwestern Ohio Affiliate
Fifth Third Bank
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"I worked with DoveBid, Inc. on eight auctions for N&A clients in the last few years. Each time I needed to conduct an auction I talked with all the major auction houses in the US to determine who was best suited for the project. In each case, I selected DoveBid. I rate their performance as outstanding and I expect to use DoveBid exclusively on any future auction assignments."
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Eugene A. Reilly
Nightingale & Associates
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"Our project required that your team coordinate a short timeline for pre-sale setup... The strategy you proposed was aggressive yet you and your team executed it well."
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Don Jamison
Director, Finance and Business Development
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
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"Over the years, we have also come to realize that the setup of an auction establishes success or failure at an early level. [Your] handling of the setup process paved the way for a successful auction. DoveBid distinguished itself as a first-class operation highly capable of delivering valuable business solutions. We felt that the auction went very well and believe that your excellent setup contributed to this success."
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James Moore
Development Specialists, Inc.
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"You have consistently provided superior service and delivered on your promises. From establishing the marketability of individual assets to helping with complete plant closings, you have always made my job easier. The resources and depth of the DoveBid organization have time after time helped us recover top dollar for our surplus equipment."
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Kenneth D. Pietrelli
Vice President
JDS Uniphase / OCLI
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"We were very pleased with the proceeds from the auction and the professionalism shown by DoveBid's employees in the midst of a very tight timeline along with many changes involved with this sale. DoveBid was ultimately chosen based on extensive plastic injection molding experience, an impressive database of buyers, and its Webcast technology that literally brought buyers from around the country and the globe to the sale. It is clear that DoveBid was the best choice for this auction... I can say now from personal experience that there really is a difference in which auction company you select to conduct a sale."
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Gregory A. Wernette
First Vice President
Comerica Bank
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"[Your] attention to detail, enthusiasm and level of professionalism was outstanding. [You] made us feel like a valued customer even though we were only a small part of a much larger auction."
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Lieutenant Thomas Fowler
Department of Police Service
Branford, CT USA
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"I was very well pleased with [your] performance. The proceeds of the auction were double our expectations. The auction was conducted without a hitch and we were fully paid. I would highly recommend DoveBid."
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Bill Maloney
Vice President and CFO
CHC Industries
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"…The auction was held in August and the proceeds exceeded our anticipated forecast… I have recommended your company to several individuals when they are looking to either sell or purchase assets…"
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Tom Olivierius
Chief Financial Officer
NorthStar Photonics, Inc.
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"…During the auction I was amazed how the technology made the web buyers part of the onsite auction and the dramatic effect on the results… DoveBid's thorough understanding of the Semiconductor and Test & Measurement equipment being sold helped us receive the most optimal prices for the assets."
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Renee Rumore
Strategic Supply Line Specialist
JDS Uniphase
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"…Our management team was very impressed with your professionalism; your skillful handling of the media, and your ability to roll up your sleeves, doing whatever it took to get the job done. Additionally, we have been very pleased with the financial results of the auctions and the prompt receipt of the proceeds…"
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Evan G. Hughes
Vice President
Enron Estates Services
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"…MPC asked 6 auction companies to bid on the auction. After an extensive evaluation DoveBid was chosen due to its confidence in a successful auction, its experience and dominance in the Printed Circuit Board industry and its Web cast capabilities. It turned out to be a very good decision for MPC. The value at auction exceeded our expectations and the web cast was key to that success…"
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Ron Boninger
President
Mosaic Printed Circuits LLC
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"We were able to get significant returns on excess inventory and electronic test & measurement equipment by utilizing DoveBid’s marketing channels. In the future, we will not hesitate to use DoveBid’s services again."
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Van May
Global Materials Manager
Novatel Wireless, Inc.
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"…Your marketing organization and your on-site auction team really went the distance in recognizing, promoting and maximizing the value of the assets, and it showed in the financial results... You legitimately earned our confidence and trust throughout the process as evidence by the fact that DoveBid was recently selected to conduct three additional auctions for ADC."
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Becky McDonald
Strategic Procurement Manager
ADC Telecommunications
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"Given the tight timeline for this project, your professionalism and expertise has allowed us to complete the sale in the current challenging times for the Semiconductor Industry where excess machine capacity is the norm. It would be fair to say that the sale of this equipment has exceeded our initial expectations given the current climate."
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Gerald O’Connell
Director of Materials & European Purchasing
General Semiconductor Europe
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"…Throughout the entire transaction, I found you and your people to be extremely professional, helpful, and knowledgeable, not only of the equipment, but the buyers too. I was extremely satisfied with the results of the auction and feel you were able to realize top dollar for the equipment involved…."
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Jon Bird
Regional Accounts Receivable Manager
National Marketing Division
IBM
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"…We were pleased with the financial results and professionalism of the firm. We would not hesitate to recommend or use the services of DoveBid in the future…."
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George A. Needham
Vice-President Application Specific Products
Motorola
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"…Your organization has an effective mode of operation in coordinating advertising, brochure printing/mailing, site setup, conducting the sale and buyer check out…."
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George D. Ferguson, Jr.
Manager, Lynchburg Facilities and Support
General Electric
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"…DoveBid's help in valuing the equipment we had for sale and planning a strategy to deliver the maximum return was also very much appreciated. We would have made several key errors if it weren't for your knowledge and recommendation."
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George Lubniewski, C.P.M.
North American CapEx Purchasing Manager
Federal Mogul
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"…Santa Fe's net proceeds from the auction easily met our expectations and DoveBid's projections, and exceeded bids for outright purchases by as much as 50%…"
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Matt Harmon
Santa Fe Communications
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"…As we moved from the initial agreement to the auction days it became more and more apparent that this was the best possible solution to moving the inventory..."
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W.A. Baptiste
Regional Vice President
ITT Commercial Finance Corp.
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"…Being the chief appraiser for Foothill and another competitor if Foothill's for 8 years previously, I have attended a number of auctions by many auctioneering companies and it is, indeed, a pleasure to review an auction such as the one you held for us..."
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Dave Evans
Senior Vice President
Foothill Capital Corporation
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"…Outstanding part was that you brought in about $200K more than I expected..."
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Mike Rugland
Manager of Corporate Facilities
PRIAM
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"…Auctioning equipment in a remote location like Pocatello, Idaho is definitely a difficult assignment and I was pleased with the results..."
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Harvey A. Wagner
Vice President of Finance & CFO
GOULD Electronics
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"…With your expertise and help, we were able to sell 23 packages of assets, with a book value of $15,277,051..."
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Herbert Chin
Supervisory Liquidation Specialist
FDIC
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"…The professionalism your company displayed prior to and during the actual auction was very impressive, and we were extremely pleased with the number of people who attended the auction..."
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Jean L. Brown
Director - Administrative Services
CIS Corporation
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"…All aspects of the auction were handled professionally..."
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Chris O'Leary
Cost Accounting Manager
Mentor Graphics
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"…I would highly recommend DoveBid to anyone considering the use of an auctioneer..."
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Karen D. Johns
Asst. Vice President/Marketing
Comdisco
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"…Your team provided excellent support in all the facets of the auction. Without your help, the task would have been monumental..."
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John Nielsen
Manager, Plant & Equipment Program
General Electric
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"…Your marketing plan was well conceived, the auction was conducted professionally, and I was most impressed with the post auction follow-up, recap and accounting..."
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Thomas Oliver
Vice President
Bank of America
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"…The gross recovery was in line with your estimate. The net recovery actually was almost double the amount we forecasted..."
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Robert L. Jenkins
Vice Chairman
Cobbledick-Kibbe
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"…I believe the positive results were due to the auctioneers performance, but probably even more to the extensive preparation of several months..."
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Thomas J. McGeough
Director, Business Administration
SIEMENS
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"…Your organization brought a firm understanding of the items' worth in addition to a strong knowledge of the auction process..."
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Richard E. Broyles
Manager, Manufacturing Operations
Xerox Corporation
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"…The overall gross return exceeded what we could have realized had we tried to liquidate the assets ourselves..."
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Keith Kirkpatrick
Manager, Purchasing
Calma Corporation
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"…Your company was originally considered for this project because of its excellent reputation. Your subsequent execution of this project proved your reputation was well deserved..."
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Lou Monsour
Surplus Assets Manager
National Semiconductor
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"…I just wanted to express my thanks for your assistance in our auction. It is not an easy job to pull together over two thousand pieces of test gear from multiple locations…"
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Tom Taylor
Program Manager
Hewlett Packard
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"…It has been very refreshing to work with an organization that knows the equipment, the industry and the market which they are supporting and has the professional staff to properly manage these complex projects…"
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Jerry Cooley
Purchasing Manager
VLSI Technology, Inc.
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"…We received many good comments from attendees on the organized layout at the auction site and the professional ambience in all aspects of the auction…"
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Vik Savara
T&M Reconditioned and Surplus Instruments
Tektronix
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"…I have never seen such a well organized auction and the attention to security that was performed by your people was outstanding…"
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Jerry B. Schreiber
Manager, Security Operations-Chief Investigator
Xerox Corporation
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"…I listened to and read many testimonials about DoveBid's ability to run a successful auction. I hired DoveBid with high expectations and I want to say that I was not disappointed…"
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Paul DeShaw
PWB Engineering
AT&T Network Systems
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"…Your experience, professionalism and integrity were self-evident throughout the entire sales process. The consulting, planning, staging, selling, and support were all first rate..."
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Nelson L. Hanks
Sr. Vice President, Operations
QMS
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"…We were impressedby the professionalism with which your company handled all the aspects of the auction…"
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Phil DenAdel
Vice President
Western Digital
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"…The professionalism and effort put forth from the beginning set-up stage until the final clean-up eased this difficult time and realized a value for our assets we would not have received without the auction…"
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Ketty C. Seymour
Chief Financial Officer
Video Seven
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"…Your personnel were outstanding in their job performances and we enjoyed the manner in which they accomplished the overall auction functions…"
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R.L. Allen
Operations Administrator
General Dynamics/Convair Division
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"…We especially appreciated the swift settlement which you achieved twelve work days after the auction allowing us to get the net cash proceeds into our second quarter…"
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John J. Condon, Jr.
Controller
Textron Defense Systems
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"…The measure of a satisfied customer can be quantified with two short questions; would you use the service again and would you recommend the service to others? The answer to both questions is an enthusiastic YES..."
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William R. Cable
Director Procurement
SIEMENS
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"…Thank you for your professional support during the auction of equipment following our plant closure here in Orem, Utah…"
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Byron Brown
Philips Semiconductor
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"…From our meeting to the last bill of sale, you can be proud of each person involved in the activity. Everyone was professional, courteous, knowledgeable and customer focused…"
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R.B. Shortell
Manager, Purchasing & Transportation
AT&T
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"…Despite the large scope of the auction, DoveBid's courteous staff maintained perfect control and equilibrium…"
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Dennis Shepard
Senior Vice President Logistics
JWP
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"…I was pleased with the financial results and the timeliness of the cash flow back to IBM…"
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D.P. Myers
Program Manager, Inventory
IBM Personal Computer Co.
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"…I want to commend you for an excellent job. You delivered on your promise to provide a well attended, highly competitive and well managed auction event…"
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Joseph Moisant
Corporate Asset Manager
Sears
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"…We were faced with the daunting task of liquidating an entire footwear manufacturing and assembly operations, over thousands of assets. DoveBid made the process completely effortless…"
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Jack Green
Sr. VP of Administration, General Counsel & Secretary
CVEO Corporation formerly Converse, Inc.
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"…The auction process, from start to finish, was handled in an extremely professional manner. All individuals representing DoveBid were consummate professionals in their respective fields, and their outstanding "can do" attitude contributed significantly to the efficiency and effectiveness of our auction…"
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Andrew N. Ballow
Director, Material Operations
Grumman Aerospace
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"…Unisys employees across North America rallied around the opportunity to turn excess assets into cash as they resized their workplaces for the "new Unisys". DoveBid was a major partner in those efforts…"
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Harry J. Goldberg
Vice President and General Manager
Unisys
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"…DoveBid turned a difficult situation into a painless smooth event with beyond expectation results…"
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Glenn Garvey
Former Chief Operating Officer
Convergent
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"…We selected DoveBid after evaluating a number of liquidation alternatives and over 20 potential competitors. Results were more than double the highest competitive appraisal. After watching the auction process, I attribute the dramatic increase to DoveBid's use of the Web…"
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Ron Hill
Vice President
MatchLogic, a division of Excite@Home
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"…All in all, we got a tremendous value for the money paid…"
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Mark Bagnall
Vice President and CFO
Progenitor
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"…DoveBid made the process completely painless and hassle-free…their cutting edge Webcast technology was able to heighten the competition between buyers in the room and on the web, increasing the final asset values…"
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David Rock
Former Vice President
WEBVAN
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"…All of the representatives we dealt with were professional and responsive to our concerns. We received more from the auction than expected…at this state of the process it reaffirms our original decision to choose DoveBid as our auctioneer…"
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John A. Frost
Site Manager
Airtron Division, Litton Systems, Inc.
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"…DoveBid delivered two significant quality auctions in record time…Over 15,000 items in total were offered comprising over 5,500 lots…. Over 97% of the lots offered sold during the auction events… Total value recovered from the auctions and private treaty sales exceeded $5.3 million…"
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Margaret Lau
Chief Financial Officer
Xerox - Ink Jet Business Unit
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"…From the opening conversations, the walk-through, competitive bidding, Webcast auction, and the machinery removal, I was impressed with DoveBid's attention to detail and their ability to provide the support and results promised…"
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Robert A. Watson
Post Sale Administrator
TDY Industries, Inc. aka Teledyne Industries, Inc.
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"…The services I received were very helpful as DoveBid assisted in the asset pickup, to asset configurations, to remitting money back to me once the process was complete…"
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Chadwick T. Forrest
Chief Executive Officer (acting)
The Online Asset Exchange
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