Founded in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE & TSX: RBA) is the world’s largest and most trusted marketplace for used equipment, trucks, and industrial assets. We connect local sellers to global buyers, providing real results.
Across construction and transportation to agriculture, energy, mining, and forestry, we combine the reach of a global marketplace with personalized local support. Our selling channels - Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet, Marketplace-E, Boom & Bucket and GovPlanet - give customers flexible ways to buy and sell backed by inspections, market insights, and proven performance.
As part of RB Global, we make doing business easier at every step through a connected family of brands, including Rouse Services, SmartEquip, VeriTread, and more.
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Purple Wave Auction is the leading auction platform redefining auctions and how you buy and sell heavy equipment!
🟣 PURPLE WAVE is a full-service auction company that provides personalized service to every buyer and seller.
🟣 SPECIALIZING in the sale of ag & construction equipment and fleet vehicles through no-reserve online auctions.
🟣 PROVIDING the easiest and most straightforward way to buy and sell equipment quickly and efficiently.
🟣 PARTNERING with sellers by marketing their assets, creating professional listings, and collecting payments.
✦✦ Integrity-focused to meet the needs of buyers and sellers. ✦✦
🟣 Just list with Purple Wave and let us take it from there:
✓ We handle all the marketing - leveraging our vast network of buyers
✓ Before your item is listed, our auction specialist will come to your location to thoroughly catalog and list your equipment - taking quality, in-depth images and video to showcase your asset.
✓ Purple Wave sells equipment where it sits, eliminating costly transportation costs.
✓ After your item sells, the buyer is responsible for transporting it.
🟣 We make the buying process seamless, transparent, and secure:
✓ We offer a personal connection with the seller and the opportunity to inspect equipment digitally or in person, ask questions about an item's condition, and ensure that the machine you bid on is the machine for you.
✓ We diligently protect our online auctions from shill bidding manipulations to make sure prices are fair and equitable.
✓ We verify and handle all title paperwork exchange to make the transition of ownership quick, easy, and hassle-free.
The easiest way to buy and sell equipment!
Purple Wave Auction
Straight. Simple. Sold.®
IronPlanet is a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets and an innovative participant in the multi-billion dollar used equipment market. Founded in 1999 to transform the global used equipment market, IronPlanet has built a database of more than 1.8 million registered users worldwide. IronPlanet connects buyers and sellers of used equipment with its exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification and family of brands, including IronPlanet®, GovPlanet®, TruckPlanet®, Kruse Energy & Equipment AuctioneersSM and Asset Appraisal ServicesSM. For more information, visit www.ironplanet.com.