The Dealer’s Auto Auction family of auctions recently hosted its first-ever Government Services Administration sales earlier this month, and has two on tap for September.

The company’s Murfreesboro, Tenn., facility held a GSA sale on Aug. 15, and the Mobile, Ala., facility then held the second GSA sale on Thursday.

Both sales were open to public buyers as well as dealers.

The Murfreesboro auction will hold another GSA sale on Sept. 19, while the Mobile location will host one the following day.

“I expected a large turnout of buyers, but was still surprised at how strong the showing was for our first public sale venture at both Murfreesboro and Mobile,” stated DAA owner David Andrews, who attended both sale events.

“Our dealers showed in force, and it was really good to see the new faces from our communities coming to our auctions for the first time,” he continued.

Tom Holton, the general manager of Dealer’s Auto Auctions — Mobile, added: “We are proud that Dealer’s Auto Auctions  —  Mobile was able to bring the GSA sale to our area, providing a needed influx of late-model, well-equipped fleet vehicles for our dealerships. We were able to register and run almost 100 more vehicles than we originally planned on, and that made our sale even more satisfying.”

Stephanie Baker, GM for Dealer’s Auto Auctions  — Murfreesboro, said the sale “provided a way to strengthen our relationship with our own community as we opened our doors to the general public.”

She added: “I am so proud of how our team managed to pull together a GSA sale on a tight timeline, and even prouder that we had such a successful turnout and mix of dealers and public buyers.”