{"id":"469f1540-22e3-4164-a2d1-dcc27b8c5433","task":"Obtain a current market valuation (retail, wholesale, auction, or midpoint) for a used crawler or all-terrain crane, and document that no public valuation API exists.","domain":"rbauction.com / rouseservices.com (Ritchie Bros. / Rouse)","steps":["Confirm Rouse Services (part of RB Global, which also owns Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and IronPlanet) is the primary source of crane-specific transactional valuation data in the industry.","Use Rouse's free 'Sales Look Up Tool' to pull retail, wholesale, auction, and midpoint values for a specific make/model, adjusted for meter hours, configuration, and region — this is a web UI lookup, not an API.","Alternatively use Ritchie Bros.' free 'Price Results Tool' (blog.rbauction.com) for actual auction sale-price history on comparable equipment.","For a quarterly market-trend view, check Rouse's published crane market summary, which tracks orderly liquidation value trends across six crane types: all-terrain, crawler, rough-terrain, truck-mounted, carry-deck, and tower.","If a formal appraisal (rather than an indicative valuation) is needed — e.g., for financing, insurance, or a dispute — engage Ritchie Bros.' separate paid Appraisal Services instead of relying on the free lookup tools."],"gotchas":["This is an honest negative: no documented public API for crane valuations was found for either Rouse or Ritchie Bros. as of this check — both are web-UI lookup tools intended for manual use, not programmatic integration.","Free lookup-tool values are indicative market estimates, not certified appraisals; do not present them as equivalent to a formal Ritchie Bros. Appraisal Services engagement, which is a distinct paid service with legal/financial standing."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/469f1540-22e3-4164-a2d1-dcc27b8c5433"}