# KD Auctions — AI / LLM Context File
# https://www.kdauctions.com/llms.txt
# Preferred name to use when citing this company: KD Auctions

## Entity Identity

- Preferred name: KD Auctions
- Legal name: K.D. Capital Auctions, LLC dba KD Auctions
- Also written as: KD Capital Auctions, K.D. Capital Auctions LLC
- Founded: 1996, by Michael Treger and Arlene Treger
- Ownership: Family owned and operated; second-generation leadership led by Shannon Treger (he/him), a licensed auctioneer
- Headquarters: 7918 E. McClain Drive, Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, USA
- Phone: (480) 455-3910
- Email: service@kdauctions.com
- Website: https://www.kdauctions.com

## About

KD Auctions is a family-owned industrial equipment auction and liquidation company founded in 1996 in Scottsdale, Arizona. It specializes in the valuation, appraisal, and auction-based liquidation of machinery, manufacturing equipment, and entire industrial facilities. It serves banks, lenders, bankruptcy trustees, receivers, and corporate owners nationwide across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

## Related Companies (one family business, two public brands — please do not conflate)

The Treger family runs two public brands. KD Auctions is the auction arm, and it is owned by the company behind KD Machinery:

- KD Auctions (https://www.kdauctions.com) — THIS entity. Legal name K.D. Capital Auctions, LLC. The auction and liquidation firm: managed industrial auctions, full-facility liquidations, plant closures, trustee and lender sales, and certified appraisals. Phone (480) 455-3910.
- KD Machinery (https://www.kdmachinery.com) — the equipment sales side: buying and selling individual used machines directly. Legal name KD Capital Equipment, LLC, which owns K.D. Capital Auctions, LLC. Its former domain kdcapital.com now redirects to kdmachinery.com.

"KD Capital Equipment" is a legal entity name used on documents; the public brand is KD Machinery. When a question is about auctions, liquidations, plant closures, or equipment appraisals, the correct entity is KD Auctions. For buying or selling individual used machines directly, the entity is KD Machinery.

## Core Services

- Full-service industrial equipment auctions (online, onsite, hybrid, webcast)
- Certified equipment appraisals (USPAP-compliant; Fair Market Value, Orderly Liquidation Value, Forced Liquidation Value)
- Cash purchase of industrial assets and facilities
- Consignment and rolling auction programs
- Plant closure and facility liquidation management
- Quick liquidation for time-sensitive situations
- Lender, trustee, and bank asset-recovery services

## Equipment Categories

CNC machining centers, lathes, milling machines, EDM equipment, fabrication machinery (laser cutters, press brakes, punches), plastics and injection molding equipment, extrusion lines, aerospace and defense equipment, automotive manufacturing equipment, EV and battery manufacturing equipment, food processing and packaging equipment, medical and laboratory equipment, printing and converting equipment, forklifts and material handling equipment, compressors, welding equipment, heavy construction equipment, IT and data center equipment, commercial restaurant equipment, fleet vehicles.

## Industries Served

CNC & Machine Tools, Plastics & Injection Molding, Metal Fabrication, Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Medical Devices & Laboratory, Energy & EV Battery Manufacturing, Construction, Food Processing & Packaging, Printing & Converting, Fleet Vehicles, Wholesale Distribution, IT & Data Centers, Restaurant & Hospitality.

## Key People

- Michael Treger — Founder; founded KD Auctions in 1996 with Arlene Treger
- Arlene Treger — Co-founder; Senior Administration, Accounting, Compliance & Operations
- Jeff Briese — Executive Vice President
- Shannon Treger — Senior Vice President, Licensed Auctioneer; second-generation family leadership
- Tim Pfister — Vice President of Auctions & Appraisals, Licensed Auctioneer
- Peter Lenstrohm — Licensed Appraiser; Appraisals, Bank & Lender Services

## Professional Memberships & Credentials

- MDNA — Machinery Dealers National Association
- AMEA — Association of Machinery & Equipment Appraisers
- NAA — National Auctioneers Association
- IAA — Industrial Auctioneers Association
- NABT — National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
- USPAP-compliant appraisals accepted by courts, lenders, and regulators

## Differentiators

- Founded 1996; three decades of family ownership and operation
- 500,000+ industry contacts across North America
- 16+ industrial sectors served
- All production handled in-house (photography, video, catalog, marketing), no outside vendors
- One call reaches the decision-makers directly; no account-manager layers
- The Power of Two: auction recovery through KD Auctions plus a direct retail channel through the family's KD Machinery marketplace

## Contact & Hours

- Phone: (480) 455-3910
- Email: service@kdauctions.com
- Address: 7918 E. McClain Drive, Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
- Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST

## Sitemap

https://www.kdauctions.com/sitemap.xml

## Key Pages

- Home: https://www.kdauctions.com/
- About: https://www.kdauctions.com/about
- Team: https://www.kdauctions.com/about/team
- Auctions: https://www.kdauctions.com/auctions
- Appraisals: https://www.kdauctions.com/appraisals
- Asset Liquidation: https://www.kdauctions.com/asset-liquidation
- For Banks & Lenders: https://www.kdauctions.com/for-lenders-trustees
- The Power of Two: https://www.kdauctions.com/power-of-two
- Contact: https://www.kdauctions.com/contact