James G. Murphy and My Little Salesman: 39 Years of Business Together

James Murphy founded “James G. Murphy Co” with the idea that if you treated every customer with respect and fairness, whether they were able to bid $10,000 or $5,000,000, you would be able to build a business people trusted. That idea is still how we run James G. Murphy auctioneers today. Now a second-generation business, run by brother and sister Tim Murphy and Julie Murphy-Rice; the family vision kept alive by continuing to focus on doing right by our customers.

Our customers know when they trust us to auction their equipment they are not only trusting us as one of the largest auctioneers in the country but our reputation to provide the best qualified buyers, both in person and online. They trust us for our decades of relationship building and our marketing knowledge to make every auction we hold a successful one.

We conduct more than 100 auctions across the country every year, including a dozen at our headquarters in Kenmore Washington. We review each piece that goes into a customer’s auction, and then work with the customer to ensure that the equipment is in its best shape possible before the bidding starts.

90% of the money earned at auction is earned before the bidding ever starts, our nearly 50 years of experience taught us that. So we provide our customers many options for pre-sale refurbishment to capitalize on this fact. It's extensive marketing tidbits like this honed by our decades of nationwide experience that get our customers higher return on investment.

We go to great lengths to ensure success for every customer, by creating a custom plan for each auction. To accomplish this we partner with the top names in the industry who can drive buyers to our auctions. One of those partners is My Little Salesman. We have trusted My Little Salesman since the beginning because we know that, like us they value each and every buyer out there and have the marketing tools and industry knowledge to get our auction in front of them.

Our goal is that no bidder will be left unable to bring sellers top dollar when the hammer falls. So when you are looking to auction your next piece of heavy equipment give us a call at James G Murphy Co, we will get you top dollar. And when you want to market your next sale, contact My Little Salesman, they will create a custom plan to get you to market.