What’s new at RB?

  • Outbid alerts in the new notification center

    Outbid alerts: the new notification center puts every alert about your bidding activity in one place, tappable straight into the lot. Losing a bid is the one you don’t want to miss, so Outbid gets the loudest treatment (an orange status badge, the current price, and a one-tap Bid now shortcut that jumps you back into the auction).

    • Outbid alerts: instant push the moment someone tops your bid, with the current price and a shortcut back into bidding
    • Won and Sold statuses: stay in the feed so you can see how a lot resolved without digging through emails
    • Auction closing soon: and Auction closed summaries roll every lot you touched into one entry, not one alert per lot
    • Mark all as read: clears the badge across every device at once
    • Unread indicator: (the orange dot on the app icon) mirrors what’s new in the notification center, so a glance at the home screen tells you whether to open it
    Mobile app notification center showing Outbid, Won, Sold and Auction closing alerts

    Available now on iPhone and Android in the latest app update.

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  • Introducing the Ritchie Bros. Mobile App

    Ritchie Bros. Mobile App: live today on iPhone and Android. The release focuses on two things buyers do most, finding equipment and bidding on it, both first-class experiences inside the app with no browser hand-off required.

    Easily find what you’re looking for

    • Improved search: find what you’re looking for faster with smart search suggestions and a revamped app browsing experience
    • Saved search: save any search to quickly access the latest inventory that meets your criteria in your My RB tab
    • Enhanced listings: better access to photos and inspection details makes it easier to assess every item
    • My RB: one place to track your watchlist, your active bids, and your saved searches

    Never miss the chance to place your bid

    • Bid natively in the app: place your bids in search results, product pages, and within My RB without any redirects to the website
    • Bid Focus Mode: quickly toggle between placing a bid and watching the auction progress; know when you’re bidding, know when you’re outbid
    • Live Auction View: follow the auction in real time and place a bid with one-tap bidding
    • Check your bid limit: see your bid limit increase in the app

    Available now on the App Store and Google Play.

  • Saved search alerts

    Saved search alerts: save any search and get notified when new lots match it. Alerts respect the filters set at the time you saved (category, location radius, and auction type), so a saved search stays as specific as you made it.

    • Instant or daily digest: choose the cadence per saved search rather than per account
    • Radius aware: location filters travel with the alert, so a 200km search stays a 200km alert
    • One-tap unsubscribe: from any alert email, without touching the rest of your notifications

  • Offline mode for saved lots

    Offline mode: saved lots and their inspection reports now cache on your device, so you can review them without a connection. Useful on-site at yards with patchy signal.

    • Auto-sync: anything you save on web appears on the app the next time it opens online
    • Photos and inspection PDFs: download in the background over Wi-Fi to keep cellular usage low
    • Stale indicator: flags cached lots whose price or status has moved since your last sync

  • Ranking improvements for timed auction lots

    Ranking improvements: timed auction lots now rank on equal footing with live lots in search. Previously a timed lot could drop below a live one even when it was a closer match to your query.

    • Lots closing soon get a modest boost, so the feed surfaces what’s actually actionable
    • Exact model matches outrank category matches consistently
    • Fixed a case where a country code mismatch quietly excluded lots from results

  • Bid limit increases without leaving the auction

    Bid limit increases: request an increase inline without leaving the auction. Reviews happen in near real time, and approved increases apply immediately (no refresh, no re-registration).

    • Requests are reviewed in near real time during live auctions
    • Your current limit and remaining headroom are visible on the bidding console
    • Approved increases apply immediately — no refresh, no re-registration

  • Redesigned equipment detail page

    Equipment detail page: rebuilt around what buyers check first, including condition, inspection reports, and location.

    • Inspection reports: are now inline rather than behind a modal
    • Photo galleries: load progressively — first image renders roughly 40% faster on mobile
    • Meter readings and serial numbers: moved above the fold

    The old layout remains available behind a feature flag through the end of Q3.

  • Push notifications for auction start

    Push notifications: the mobile app can now notify you when an auction you’re registered for is about to open, and when a lot you’re watching is up next.

    • Auction opening reminders at 24 hours and 15 minutes out
    • “Your lot is next” alerts during live auctions
    • Quiet hours are honoured per device timezone