This report originally appeared in DOTmed Business News

North of the Border

Don Old, Technical Director of Diagnostic Imaging for The Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga, Ontario, needed assistance selling his Philips Bucky Diagnostic Rad Room.
His assistant contacted DOTmed Regional Manager Mike Galella. Mike gathered information, including photos of the room, in order to set up the auction.

After just three weeks on DOTmed.com, the Rad Room sold for $12,500. Mr. Old was pleased with the outcome, not only to have the extra income for his hospital, but to clear space in his facility and provide valuable equipment to someone else in need.

Three Times the Auctions

Carol Van Wagner from Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, says she consistently utilizes DOTmed.com for online auction services. So when she had equipment to sell - a Zonare Z, Siemens Antares Sonoline and a Medtronic Stealth Station - she quickly contacted her area representative, Mike Galella. Mike travelled to the site to take inventory and pictures of the equipment. Creating three separate auctions resulted in the items being sold after a few weeks for a total of $18,900. The buyers picked up their purchases shortly after sale and Ms.Van Wagner again enjoyed a good experience with DOTmed's Full-Service Auctions.

A Time Saver

Area representative Mike Galella, visited with Mr. Seif Rehim from Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Bronx, NY to introduce him to DOTmed.com's Online Auction Services.

Mike explained that auctioning on DOTmed was risk-free because a commission is only charged on sold equipment. Mr. Rehim agreed to try the service and worked with Mike to determine the reserve price for the Philips BV 200 C-Arm he wanted to sell. After just two weeks, the unit sold for $9,500. Mr. Rehim was happy to move the equipment at a fair price and not have to spend an extensive amount of his own time to do so.

Late Additions Lead to a Big Sale

Truett Conway, an engineer for US Imaging, Inc., had an early '90s model MRP 7000 Mobile MRI he wanted to sell. Auction Specialist, Mark Colavecchio, spoke to Conway about working with DOTmed to help him auction the unit.

Early auction results registered below expectations but Mark worked closely with Conway and it was decided to continue running the auction. Just when a serious bidder surfaced, Mark was informed that US Imaging had an MRP 7000 parts unit in their warehouse as well as an MRP installed in one of their imaging centers. Further discussion resulted in Mr. Conway adding the two units to the auction with the mobile and all three units sold through auction for more than US Imaging had been able to generate on their own. Total sales for the auction were $77,000.

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