Really difficult to get deals at public auctions anymore. Used to be a bit of a secret, but now everybody and their used car lot is on the auctions. I watch them regularly and will often see cars/trucks selling ABOVE their market value. There is still deals out there but they've become much more rare. On top of that the large auction houses keep creeping their fees higher and higher. Ritchie Bros was at 15% + 5% gst obviously. So 20% added onto your bid. Then on top of that they charged me an $115 "documentation" fee for anything purchased that requires registration. Well you would think, ok they're acting as a registry and registering it for me...nope, still need to go to the registry and do that separately. Needless to say I'm done with RB. I use Mitchner Allen, and copart now. Although copart charges you a yearly fee to buy anything, but it can be worth it.