Registration
- Registration to bid is free of charge, whether you are bidding in person, online or by proxy. You may be required to pay a refundable bid deposit.
Bid Deposits
- Domestic bidders: Unless you have made prior arrangements with Ritchie Bros., you must place a refundable deposit equaling 25% of the total expected purchases or £10,000, whichever is higher.
- Foreign bidders: Unless you have made prior arrangements with Ritchie Bros., you must place a refundable deposit equaling 25% of the total expected purchases or £10,000, whichever is higher.
- Online bidders: Depending on your bidding history, you may be required to place a refundable 25% bid deposit when you register to bid.
Accepted Bid Deposit Methods
| Wire transfer | Credit card (Visa, MasterCard)* | Cash | Certified/ cashier's/ bank check | Personal/ company checks | Bank letter of guarantee | |
| Domestic bidder | X | X | X | X | ||
| International bidder | X | X | X | X | ||
| Online bidder | X | X |
* Place your deposit by credit card at the auction site or use our Online Payment Service. A hold will be placed on your credit card. Find out more.
Payment Terms
- All payments must be made in Pounds Sterling (£).
- A 10% administrative fee is charged on every lot selling for £2,500 or less. A 2.5% administrative fee is charged on every lot selling for more than £2,500 up to a maximum of £950 per LOT.
- A 10% administrative fee will be charged on lots selling for £2,500 or less.
- Lots must be paid in full within seven (7) days of the end of the auction.
- NOTE: Purchases cannot be removed from the auction site or collected until paid for in full. If paid for with non-certified funds, items will not be released until non-certified funds clear our bank. This policy will be strictly enforced.
Accepted Payment Methods
| Wire transfer | Credit card (Visa, MasterCard)* | Cash | Certified/ cashier's/ bank check | Personal/ company checks | |
| Domestic bidder | X | X | X | ||
| International bidder | X | X | X | ||
| Online bidder | X | X |
* Use your Visa or MasterCard to pay for your auction purchases to a maximum of 10,000 in the currency of the auction (or 1,000,000 Japanese yen).
Note: A service provider fee of 3.0% will apply to all payments made using the Online Payment Service.
Domestic Customers
ING Bank
London
United Kingdom
Iban: GB66 INGB 2388 5920 2767 47
SWIFT/BIC: INGBGB22
Include your bidder number and auction location with your transfer.
International Customers
ING Bank
Breda
The Netherlands
Iban: NL03 INGB 0020 2669 52
SWIFT/BIC: INGBNL2A
Include your bidder number and auction location with your transfer.
Payments must be made in the currency of the auction (see above).
To place a bid deposit in your preferred currency, click here for a list of other wire transfer account options.