“IronPlanet is dedicated to helping customers bid with confidence,” said Randy Berry, senior vice president of operations and services for IronPlanet. “Along with our detailed inspection reports and IronPlanet's exclusive IronClad Assurance, the new shipping estimator allows buyers to make the most informed purchasing decisions by providing them accurate and immediate shipping estimates.”

The shipping estimator is located on the shipping tab within the inspection report for items selling in the United States at IronPlanet.com. The calculator automatically populates the item's origin using the location from the inspection report. The destination within the shipping estimator is prefilled with the user's location, and can easily be changed by entering a different city or postal code within North America. After clicking the calculate button, the shipping estimator then calculates the shipping cost between the item's location and the user's destination using proprietary IronPlanet and Rounders Logistics technologies.

In other company news, IronPlanet also announced its new mobile app for iPhone and Android smartphones. The free app is designed to give users the ability to find and bid on equipment in IronPlanet auctions from their phone.

The IronPlanet mobile app allows users to search global inventory by equipment category or auction date from their mobile devices. With just a few taps, users can review inspection reports, add items to their “Watch List” and place bids. Users can also view live auctions and real-time bidding activity all from their phones.

The mobile app provides instant alerts to the buyer when they have either won the item or been outbid. And IronPlanet's dedicated customer service team is also readily available with a one-touch dialing function.

The free mobile app can be downloaded from the iTunes Store and Android Marketplace. Go to www.ironplanet.com to learn more.

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