ShopGoodwill Auctions Scraper (Active & Sold Auctions)

Scrape active and completed auctions from ShopGoodwill.com — Goodwill's online auction platform with 130+ stores nationwide. This Actor returns real auction data including final sold prices for completed auctions.

Built for resellers, flippers, price research, sourcing automation, and sold comps.

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🔎 What This API Provides

• Active auctions — find sourcing deals by keyword and price range
• Completed auctions with final sold prices — real comps, not estimates
• Shipping filter — narrow results to items that ship to the US, Canada, or internationally
• Pagination — automatically paginates results until maxItems is reached

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⚙️ Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchText	string	Yes	—	Search keyword (product name, brand, category, etc.). Quotation marks are stripped.
listingType	string	No	Open	Open = active auctions, Closed = completed auctions (sold comps).
closedAuctionDaysBack	number	No	7	Only used when listingType = Closed. One of: 7, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90.
lowPrice	number	No	0	Minimum price filter.
highPrice	number	No	999999	Maximum price filter.
shipToLocation	string	No	US	Shipping destination filter: US, Canada, International.
maxItems	number	No	200	Maximum number of results to return (auto-paginates).

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📤 Output Schema

Each record represents one ShopGoodwill auction listing. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Apify Console, or access via the API.

Fields

This actor currently outputs a single record type (one per search result item).

Field	Type	Description
itemId	number	ShopGoodwill internal item ID
url	string	Direct link to the listing on shopgoodwill.com
title	string	Listing title
currentPrice	number	Current bid (Open) or final price (Closed)
numberOfBids	number	Total number of bids
auctionStatus	string	active (Open) or completed (Closed)
startDate	string	Auction start timestamp (ISO 8601)
endDate	string	Auction end timestamp (ISO 8601)
thumbnailUrl	string	Listing thumbnail image URL
sellerId	number	Goodwill store numeric ID
sellerName	string	Goodwill store name (best-effort)
categoryName	string	Category name
catFullName	string	Full category path
startingPrice	number	Starting bid price
minimumBid	number	Minimum allowed bid
buyNowPrice	number	Buy-it-now price (may be 0 if not available)
shippingPrice	number	Shipping price as returned by search API
itemQuantity	number	Quantity in the lot
scrapedAt	string	Timestamp when the data was scraped (ISO 8601)

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💡 Use Cases

Sold Comps & Price Research

Set listingType to Closed to get completed auction results from ShopGoodwill (sold comps). Use this data to set accurate max bids, validate product values, or build pricing models for secondhand goods.

Sourcing Automation

Search for active auctions by keyword and schedule runs every few hours. Pipe results to Google Sheets, Discord, or Slack via Apify integrations to get notified when underpriced items appear.

Cross-Platform Arbitrage

Pair with the eBay Sold Listings actor. Compare what items sell for on ShopGoodwill vs. eBay to identify categories with the best flip margins.

Market Research

Track auction activity over time with scheduled runs. Analyze bidding patterns, popular categories, and pricing trends across 130+ Goodwill stores.

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🚀 How to Use

1. Click "Try for free" to open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Enter your search keyword in searchText.
3. Choose listingType: Open for current auctions, Closed for sold comps.
4. (Optional) Set your price range with lowPrice and highPrice.
5. (Optional) Set closedAuctionDaysBack when using listingType = Closed.
6. Click Start and wait for results.
7. Download your data as JSON, CSV, or Excel — or access it via the Apify API.

Tip: Schedule for Monitoring

Set up a recurring schedule (daily, every 6 hours, etc.) to automatically monitor your keyword watchlists. Connect to Google Sheets or a webhook for real-time alerts when new auctions match your criteria.

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🔗 Integrations

ShopGoodwill Auctions Scraper works with all standard Apify integrations:

• Google Sheets — auto-export results to a spreadsheet
• Webhooks — trigger custom actions on run completion
• Zapier / Make / n8n — build automated workflows
• Discord / Slack — get notifications for new results
• REST API — programmatic access from your own apps

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📬 Feedback & Support

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue in the Issues tab. Suggestions for new filters, fields, or integrations are welcome.