R.L. Rasmus Auctioneers has already posted the company s office equipment and hardware on its Web site . The current slowdown in the ASP industry has created a cottage industry for auctioneers. As the Internet shakeout progresses through second-tier providers, like ASPs, I do more business, he says. Rasmus claims to earn 13 percent to 20 percent of the total cost of a sale, which includes advertising. However, most companies carry the installation, license, training and support on the books.
Buyers can purchase top quality, late model, name brand equipment at a fraction of retail.
That s why auctions are becoming so popular. The auction should bring in a small sum of money for Apptus investors. Possibly some pieces will bring in 50 to 70 cents on the dollar, but not many. Earlier, consumers could post bids on the Rasmus site for items listed in the auction catalogue and wait to see if they were outbid by today. Online bidding ended at 6 this morning, with the top bids becoming the opening bids for the live auction.