My company buys pretty much all of our equipment from either IronPlanet or Ritchie (which according to reports will be one and the same pretty soon). Remember GovPlanet and IronPlanet sell completely different equipment. GP is mostly used up DoD equipment, whereas IronPlanet equipment is auctioned on behalf of a seller. That seller maintains possession of the equipment until it is sold and picked up. The seller normally isn't going to do anything to the equipment after it is inspected since they are trying to get the most money for equipment they no longer need. Never had an issue with IronPlanet equipment, GovPlanet stuff is definitely more of a dice roll...IMHO