No, you don’t need to create an account to search and view or to post a Want To Buy ad. However, to take full advantage of all the benefits of Ritchie List, we recommend you create a free account to:

• Add items to your favorites
• Receive alerts for new listings
• Get secure transaction services via PurchaseSafe
• Get financing from Ritchie Bros. Financial Services
• Sell your equipment / Create listings
• Receive Want To Buy ad notifications if you’re selling

We offer a range of convenient services to help you buy with confidence, including:

• PurchaseSafe™ Secure Transaction Management
• Financing
• Shipping

To give you added peace-of-mind when buying, we offer a service called PurchaseSafe™ for secure transaction management.

You can deal with the Seller directly if you don’t want to use PurchaseSafe™, and while we recommend using best judgement when dealing with Sellers directly, we recommend you ask for all the information you need prior to deciding to make a purchase.

The Seller’s information is conveniently posted on every item as well as on a request form.

PurchaseSafe™ is Ritchie Bros.’ secure transaction management service that eliminates the risk and hassle when transacting privately. When you use PurchaseSafe™, Ritchie Bros. handles the invoicing, lien searches, sales documentation, secure funds transfer, taxation, and title transfer.

Secure Funds Transfer and Payout Coordination

• We hold the payment for the Seller until we are sure that your item is ready to pick up

Invoicing & paperwork

• We’ll provide you with a detailed Ritchie Bros. invoice including post-sale costs, e.g., taxes, warranties, PurchaseSafe™

Lien and Title

• We make sure that your purchase is clear of liens and you’ll get a clean title for truck and trailer purchases

Yes, you can use the search box to enter and search by these identifiers.

• Go to My Account and select Submit a Want To Buy ad
• Fill out the form and submit
• Signed in users can select Submit a Want To Buy ad from the menu
• The Want To Buy ad functionality is also available in the search results page

• Get new listing alert gives you the option to receive email notifications when new listings matching your search criteria are published
• Available for signed in users only
• To manage your alerts, go to Saved Searches on the top right hand menu and select the alert for which you want to edit notification frequency or delete the alert.

Note: Alerts are active for 90 days at which point it will be automatically removed.

Currently, SMS or text notification, or the ability to edit the alert name is available.