Ritchie Bros Scraper for Auction Lots, Inspections and Results

Ritchie Bros machine lots pair an item ID and a lot number with an inspector's Limited Function Checks. Our Ritchie Bros scraper turns auction catalogs into rows you can price.

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Ritchie Bros Scraper for Auction Lots, Inspections and Results
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Delivery

API, JSON feed or CSV, XLSX and JSON files

Schedule

One-time, monthly, weekly, daily or 3 times a day

Scrape Ritchie Bros Auctions as a Managed Service

  1. You send

    Ritchie Bros. pages, filters, fields and a schedule

  2. We run the scrapers

    Built, monitored and repaired by our team

  3. You receive the data

    API, JSON feed or CSV, XLSX and JSON files

You tell us what to follow - one auction event, a category such as agriculture or cranes, a list of makes and models, or the stock of particular yards - and how often. We build the crawler, run it on that schedule and repair it when the catalog pages change. Timed auctions close lot by lot, so runs are planned around the event calendar: one pass while lots are upcoming, another once bidding has ended, so every row records how its lot left the catalog.

The catalog is rendered by scripts and screens unfamiliar traffic, so rendering, pacing, proxy rotation and CAPTCHA handling are part of the service. A free project assessment shows what your scope looks like before anything is built, and field documentation comes with every delivery.

Ritchie Bros Auction Data: Fields We Extract

A Ritchie Bros lot page is built around an inspection, not around a seller's sales pitch. Each item has a numeric item ID at the end of its address and, once it is catalogued into an auction event, a lot number that can carry a letter suffix. The item ID stays with the machine; the lot number belongs to one sale. We keep both, so a unit that is relisted in a later event is still recognisable.

  • Identityitem ID, lot number, the title as catalogued (year, make, model and configuration), item URL and the auction event the lot belongs to.
  • Classificationthe path from industry to category to asset type, for example Trucks & Trailers, Dump Trucks, T/A Dump Truck.
  • Machineserial number or VIN, usage in hours, kilometres or miles, the Features list (engine, transmission, axles, tyres, attachments) and Notes such as the province of last registration.
  • Inspection reportthe sections the inspector filled in, from General Appearance, Engine and Drivetrain to Brakes, Hydraulics, Cab, Underbody and Configuration, with the outcome of each Limited Function Check, emissions information and the photo count per section.
  • Condition flagsUnused or Inoperable in the title, In yard, and IronClad Assurance where it applies.
  • Locationcity, province or state and country, the yard address and, for items in yard, the assigned lane and spot.
  • Salebuying platform, buying format (auction, Buy Now or Make offer), closing date, lot status - upcoming, bidding has ended or sold - and the payment due date of the event.

Search and event pages repeat the core of each card - lot number, title, location, usage and closing date - so a crawl can start from a keyword, a category or an event catalog and open item pages only where the inspection detail is needed.

Ritchie Bros Auction Data: Fields We Extract
Ritchie Bros Price Results, Sold Lots and Yards

Ritchie Bros Price Results, Sold Lots and Yards

Sold lots stay on the event page after the sale: switch the catalog from Upcoming to Sold and each card reads Sold with its closing date. The selling price is not on that card - Ritchie Bros shows price results to signed-in users. When a project needs them, the crawler works on an account registered through the site's own sign-up form or on yours, and each price is joined to the lot it belongs to.

Repeated runs turn those results into a Ritchie Bros price history: the same make, model and year sold in Edmonton, Montreal, Chilliwack, Truro and the US sites, month after month, with hours and inspection outcomes next to every price. Upcoming events appear weeks ahead with an item count that grows as consignments arrive - the home page marks them Items so far - so a catalog can be captured before bidding opens and again after the last lot closes.

Location pages add the yard view: address, office hours, upcoming events and Items in yard counted by category, from truck tractors to skid steer attachments. Tracked over time, those counts show how stock builds up at a yard between events.

About Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

Source
rbauction.com
Category
car marketplaces
Delivery
API, JSON feed, CSV, XLSX
Plans
From €169 a month
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, part of RB Global, sells used and unused heavy equipment, trucks and farm machinery through timed online auctions run from its own auction sites. rbauction.com also folds stock from IronPlanet, GovPlanet, Marketplace-E, SalvageSale and TruckPlanet into the same search: the Buying platform filter tells them apart, and the Buying format filter separates auction lots from Buy Now items.

An auction event carries the name of its site and its dates, and one event can gather items from many yards: an Edmonton event lists items located in Nisku and at a number of other yards. Lots close one after another at set intervals of seconds, and a bid placed near the close extends that lot's closing time, so an event finishes lot by lot rather than all at once. Industries run from construction, agriculture and trucks and trailers to forestry, mining, oil and gas and quarry, and the category tree below them reaches asset types such as tracked excavator or mini excavator.

Permanent auction sites and satellite yards cover the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Finland, as well as Japan, Mexico and the UAE. The site comes in regional versions - North and Latin America; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Asia and Pacific - in languages from Spanish and French to Japanese and Thai.

25Developers
500+Customers
1.5BPages extracted
15,000+Hours saved for our clients

Ritchie Bros. scraping plans and pricing

Airplane

€199one-time

Setup fee included

100,000
One-time
Up to 5 days
7 days

Helicopter

€169/ mo

Setup fee €499

250,000
Monthly
Up to 5 days
14 days

Glasses

€229/ mo

Setup fee €499

1,000,000
Weekly
Up to 5 days
30 days

Microscope popular

€349/ mo

Setup fee €499

2,000,000
Daily
Same day
60 days

DNA

€549/ mo

Setup fee €799

3,000,000
3 times daily
Same day
90 days

Delivery: CSV, JSON or XLSX files, our API or a JSON feed. MCP server on request.

Full plan details

Why Collect Ritchie Bros Auction Listings

An auction result is the price a machine actually fetched, not what a dealer hoped for. Ritchie Bros catalogs tie that result to a serial number, hours and an inspection, which is what makes the data usable:

  • Residual valuesselling prices by make, model, year and hours give lenders and leasing companies a realised value curve instead of asking prices.
  • Sourcingupcoming catalogs filtered by category, yard and usage show which tractors, excavators or truck tractors come up for sale next week and where they stand.
  • Condition-adjusted comparisonsLimited Function Check outcomes and photo counts separate a machine that started, ran and moved from one catalogued as inoperable.
  • Disposal planninghow many units of a model each event absorbs, and how prices hold when a dispersal sale puts a whole fleet on the market, tells an owner when and where to sell.
  • Regional spreadsthe same model sold in Alberta, California and Meppen shows how far location moves the price and whether shipping pays.

About ScrapeIt

ScrapeIt is a managed web scraping service: we build, run and maintain the crawlers, and you receive the dataset. Auction houses are their own kind of source - catalogs that fill for weeks and close within days, lot numbers that only mean something inside one event, results that arrive after the fact - and we plan runs around that calendar. Data comes as CSV, Excel or JSON, or lands in Amazon S3, SFTP or your database. Plans start from EUR 169 a month, or EUR 199 for a one-time extract.

FAQ

Still unsure? Write to info@scrapeit.io

Can you get Ritchie Bros sold prices for past auctions?

Yes, with one condition. Sold lots stay on each event page with their closing date, but the selling price is shown only to signed-in users, so we collect it on an account registered through the site's own sign-up form or on yours. Each price is joined to the item ID, serial number, hours and inspection outcome of its lot.

Do you offer a Ritchie Bros API for lot data?

Yes. The ScrapeIt Ritchie Bros API returns item ID, lot number, serial number, usage, inspection outcomes and lot status as JSON from an endpoint we host, refreshed on the schedule you set. The same rows can also arrive as CSV or XLSX files, a JSON feed or a load into your database.

Is it legal to scrape Ritchie Bros?

Yes. Lot pages, event catalogs, inspection reports and yard pages are open to any visitor of rbauction.com. We collect only publicly available data - everything a visitor can see on Ritchie Bros - and we collect it legally.

Which Ritchie Bros auctions and yards can you cover?

Any event or yard on rbauction.com - Edmonton, Montreal, Chilliwack, Truro, Dubbo, Meppen or Moerdijk as readily as the US sites. A project can follow whole events, single categories such as cranes, or the Items in yard of one location. Each row keeps the event name and the yard, so regions compare directly.

How often should a Ritchie Bros catalog be refreshed?

Around the auction calendar rather than every day. A catalog keeps growing until its event opens, then lots close seconds apart, so we capture each event before bidding starts and again after the last lot closes. Weekly runs suit yard inventory and Buy Now items.

How it works

  1. 1

    Make a request

    You share your needs, expectations, and desired timeframe. We'll suggest the best solution based on your request and budget.

  2. 2

    We configure the crawlers

    Our specialists configure the crawlers and extract a sample dataset for your review before proceeding with the full-scale extraction.

  3. 3

    Collect and deliver

    Once you approve the sample, we launch the project and start full data collection. We gather, filter, and structure the data for easy use, delivering it on time in your preferred format.

  4. 4

    Maintain and support

    Our team manages ongoing processes, monitors website changes, and supports all data extraction cycles. We can also help integrate data into your systems or create dashboards to simplify analysis.

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