beachtennisusa. Finkelstein,
Altheim and de Vries also founded a governing body, the National Beach Tennis
Association, in anticipation of the sport being played competitively
throughout the U. The service
allows users to participate in the Company's unreserved auctions over
the internet in real-time from anywhere in the world.

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"It's important to
us to create a global marketplace at every sale, and this worldwide
participation helped our customers get global market value for their
assets.

The sale's strong results were due in part to the participation
of 691 online bidders, who registered to bid using the Ritchie Bros . Full
equipment listings and auction details can be found at the Company's
web site, rbauction .

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Auctioneers Incorporated (TSX:RBA) (NYSE:RBA)

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It merges the skills
of tennis, beach volleyball and badminton into one exciting sport.m.
online bidding service, rbauctionBid-Live, and accounted for more
than US$7 million of the auction's total sales dollars. In addition, the Company also reached a major milestone earlier
this month when it surpassed US$500 million in total sales to buyers
using its online bidding service since its introduction in 2002.

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Beach tennis, which is very popular on the island of Aruba and also played
in several European countries, is brand new to America.m.
Beach Tennis Open Championship Tournament in Long Beach, NY in August, which
will feature a $10,000 prize to the winning team.

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As a sponsor, organizations will have many opportunities to interact
with spectators and participants and to benefit from extensive media coverage.beachtennisusa .

2005 Series of Summer-long Events
New York City-based Beach Tennis USA currently is staging a series of
exhibition matches, called the Beach Tennis USA Demo Tour, along the East
Coast.S. auction calendar currently has 34 upcoming
truck and equipment auctions, as well as 19 farm and agricultural
auctions, scheduled in nine countries on four continents.

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Beach Tennis USA will have six courts set
up at the NASSC for exhibitions and clinics.com

Investors and potential investors should note that this
information may not be indicative of the overall financial
performance of the Company for this or any period.

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About Beach Tennis USA
Fredric Finkelstein, Marc Altheim and Sjoerd de Vries founded Beach Tennis
USA , LLC in 2004. Auctioneers' (TSX:RBA)(NYSE:RBA) Fort
Worth, TX unreserved auction last week.

Steve Michael, Ritchie Bros.

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net to learn more about these exciting
sponsorship opportunities. In addition to Virginia Beach, exhibitions will be held at Pier 25 in
New York City (July 19), Ocean City, MD (July 15-17) and several New Jersey
Shore communities. To learn more about Beach
Tennis USA and its series of summer activities, please visit
http://www. "Almost half of all registered bidders
came to our sale from outside of Texas," he said.

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Beach Tennis USA Comes to Virginia Beach

If a player's serve hits the net
and goes over, it counts -- just like in beach volleyball. An evening beach tennis demonstration will be held
on Friday from 7-10 p. states registered to
participate in Ritchie Bros.

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when it joins
the North American Sand Soccer Championships (NASSC) in Virginia Beach on June
10 - 12, 2005. The firm is committed to introducing Americans of all ages
to the competitive and recreational benefits of beach tennis.

rbauction.

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Beach tennis, like sand soccer , has become increasingly popular both as a
competitive sport and a family-fun recreational activity .
Please visit http://www.

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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Sells US$32 Million at Fort Worth Auction

is the world's largest auctioneer of industrial
equipment, operating through over 110 locations in more than 25
countries around the world. The Company
maintains a web site at www.

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Using
regulation tennis rackets, two players on each team try to hit a tennis ball
back and forth, directly over the net, without letting it hit the sand.

Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship opportunities are available for all the Beach Tennis USA
events.

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Approximately 70,000 people are expected to gather for this year's North
American Sand Soccer Championships.

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, Beach Tennis USA, the
organization responsible for launching the sport of beach tennis in North
America, will hold its third major competitive event in the U. Only
one hit per team is allowed on each volley and the scoring is exactly like
tennis: 15 - 30 - 40, with no-ad at deuce. The courts will be located on
Atlantic Ave, between Eighth Street and Ninth Street, and matches will be held
Friday through Sunday from 11 a.net. Territory Manager for Dallas and
Fort Worth, said the sale attracted a broad cross-section of bidders
from all parts of the world." The auction hosted registered bidders from as far away as
Ecuador, Peru, Algeria, and South Africa.

The Ritchie Bros. The Company sells, through unreserved
public auctions, a broad range of used and unused industrial
equipment including equipment utilized in the construction,
transportation, material handling, mining, forestry, petroleum,
marine, real estate, and agricultural industries.

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Emerging Sport to Be Featured at the North American Sand Soccer Championships

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.m.

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In late April, the Company reported that it achieved gross
auction sales for the first quarter of 2005 of approximately US$456
million, an increase of 20% compared to the equivalent period in
2004 .

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The East Coast tour will end with the first-ever U.

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Beach tennis is played on a regulation beach volleyball court. To learn more about
beach tennis, visit http://www.

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It can be
played both competitively and recreationally, and because it's so simple to
play, it appeals to athletes and non-athletes of all ages. The goal is to introduce Americans to this fun and family -oriented
sport. Bidders vied for 2,604 trucks
and industrial equipment items on Thursday and Friday May 12th and
13th, generating a total of over US$32 million in gross auction sales.com.

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Rackets will be provided
courtesy of Beach Tennis USA and there is no registration fee so everyone is
encouraged to participate.
From highly visibly signage to branded merchandise, a Beach Tennis USA event
is the ideal showcase for a range of products, businesses and services.

News Editors

FORT WORTH, Texas----Over 2 ,600
bidders from 33 countries including 48 U.