Buying

  • Cleaner results when searching model names and item numbers

    Search accuracy: model names like “Cat 777F” now return the equipment you’re actually looking for. Previously, short alphanumeric model names could surface unrelated listings whose internal identifiers happened to share the same characters — pushing genuine results down the page.

    • Model name results: searching a model name returns equipment that matches that model, not unrelated listings that share a fragment of an internal ID
    • Item number lookup: paste a full item number and only that listing comes back

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    Available now on rbauction.com.

  • A refreshed auction site page

    We’ve refreshed the auction site page to make it faster to find what you need before you buy or sell — a cleaner layout, easier navigation, and an interactive map so you can see an auction’s inventory at a glance.

    • Interactive map: see where an auction’s equipment is and explore inventory by location
    • Cleaner layout: less clutter and clearer navigation to move through an auction faster
    • Quicker access to inventory: jump to upcoming auctions and the lots you care about with fewer clicks

    Live now on rbauction.com.

  • Search now understands lot numbers

    Search now recognizes lot numbers. Type “lot 200” and you’ll go straight to lot 200 — instead of search treating “lot” and “200” as separate terms and burying the one you were after.

    It’s part of making search understand the way you describe equipment. Here’s everything you can search by today:

    • Auction or sale name — pull up everything in a sale
    • Make & model — “Caterpillar 336,” “John Deere”
    • Type, category, or industry — “excavator,” “dozer,” “construction”
    • Keywords from the listing — “enclosed cab,” “low hours”
    • Location — city, state/province, or country (“Texas,” “Alberta”)
    • Lot, item, or serial number — jump to a specific unit
    • QR / asset code — scan or paste to land on the item

  • Buy Now prices now show on rbauction.com

    Buy Now pricing now appears directly on rbauction.com. When an item is available to buy outright, the Buy Now price shows right on the listing — no need to head over to IronPlanet to check it.

  • Better results when there’s no exact match

    When a search doesn’t have an exact match for every word, we now show you the closest results instead of a dead end — and we tell you when the search has been broadened, so it’s clear why the extra results are there.

  • QR codes now take you straight to the equipment

    The QR codes on equipment in our yards have been there for years — but scanning one used to drop you on the homepage, leaving you to search for the machine standing right in front of you. Now scanning takes you straight to that equipment.

    From there you can add it to your watchlist and check its inspection details — right there in the yard.

  • We remember how you last signed in

    Signing in is quicker: the site now remembers the method you used to sign in last time, so you can get back to bidding without hunting for the right option.

  • Clearer item descriptions

    Item details in Features & Notes now support formatted text — headings, lists, and emphasis — so the important information is easier to scan instead of buried in a wall of plain text.

  • One bid limit across every sale

    Your bid limit is now consistent across every timed auction — the same limit applies no matter which sale you’re bidding in or what currency it’s in. No more surprises where your limit looks different from one auction to the next.

  • Filter by how you want to buy

    A new toggle on search and auction pages lets you switch between buying formats — see everything, or narrow to just timed auctions or Buy Now items — so you can find fixed-price equipment faster.