"We get people from out of state a lot," said Geri Paul, Steffes Auctioneers advertising and marketing director. "Especially on an auction like this where you have unique items."
Rudy's son, Joel Dotzenrod, said his dad collected old tractors, stationary engines and other old farm equipment, some of which he restored. Rudy and his brothers, Al, Lloyd and Ralph, farmed together and owned Dotzenrod Implement in Wyndmere for 50 years. At the implement, they sold Minneapolis Moline tractors, Studebaker, New Idea, Owatonna brands, among others.
  
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Another unique item on the auction block Tuesday was a Graham Bradley tractor, later purchased by a bidder from Pennsylvania. "It was used for orchards," Joel Dotzenrod said. "Mainly because of its low profile, it could fit under trees."
Online bidders log on like the would on eBay, and sign up for a bidder number and register, Paul said. "They bid just like they are in the audience."
There is no live video of the auction, but the bidder can hear the auctioneer. As they follow the “crying,” they can click their bid and hear the auctioneer move to the next one.
For this particular auction, they brought in a number of collectors. They contacted collectors clubs, advertised with a Minneapolis Moline collector's magazine and just "reached out to people in that circle," Paul said.
"This is really a once-in-a-lifetime auction, to have this many antiques is sure unusual," he added.
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