# Heavy Equipment Auction Results: Price Comps (`getascraper/heavy-equipment-auction-comps-feed`) Actor

Scrape public IronPlanet and BidSpotter heavy equipment auction listings. Export price comps, lot details, meter readings, locations, sale type, and source URLs as JSON or CSV for dealers, buyers, and analysts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/getascraper/heavy-equipment-auction-comps-feed.md
- **Developed by:** [GetAScraper](https://apify.com/getascraper) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.30 / 1,000 equipment lots

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## 🏗️ Heavy-equipment auction comps feed

Collect public heavy-equipment records from approved IronPlanet and BidSpotter pages. Save source-linked prices, locations, meter readings, lot context, and images when published.

### 🔍 What does it do?

Build a clean set of equipment comparables from direct public category or catalogue URLs. The Actor preserves price labels such as opening price and current bid.

Optional landed-cost estimates use only your buyer-premium and freight assumptions. Missing source data stays missing.

### 👥 Who uses it?

- **Equipment dealers** compare public listings before pricing inventory.
- **Fleet buyers** collect source-linked equipment options for purchase review.
- **Market researchers** monitor auction catalogue data without copying lots by hand.

### 🚀 How to use it

1. Paste an IronPlanet category or BidSpotter catalogue URL.
2. Optionally filter by keyword and enter buyer-premium or freight assumptions.
3. Set a record limit between 5 and 15, then run the Actor.
4. Review source-linked records and their published price types.

Submitting only `maxItems` uses the two default public source URLs.

### ⚙️ Input

| Field                 | Type          | Required | Description                                                       |
| --------------------- | ------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `startUrls`           | array of URLs | No       | Public IronPlanet category or BidSpotter catalogue pages.         |
| `keyword`             | string        | No       | Keep matching equipment, descriptions, locations, or auctioneers. |
| `buyerPremiumPercent` | number        | No       | Buyer premium used for optional landed-cost estimates.            |
| `freightCost`         | number        | No       | Freight assumption in each record's published currency.           |
| `includeImages`       | boolean       | No       | Include public image links when available.                        |
| `includeDescriptions` | boolean       | No       | Include public BidSpotter lot descriptions.                       |
| `maxItems`            | integer       | No       | Save 5 to 15 records.                                             |
| `maxPages`            | integer       | No       | Request at most 1 to 5 public pages.                              |
| `maxConcurrency`      | integer       | No       | Process 1 to 5 pages at once.                                     |
| `proxyConfiguration`  | object        | No       | Optional regional routing settings.                               |

### 📊 Data table

| Field                   | Type   | Description                                               |
| ----------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| `equipment_title`       | string | Public equipment or lot title.                            |
| `source_id`             | string | Source-published equipment or lot identifier.             |
| `lot_number`            | string | BidSpotter lot number where available.                    |
| `price`                 | number | Numeric price visible on the source page.                 |
| `price_text`            | string | Original published price text.                            |
| `price_type`            | string | Label such as Current bid, Opening price, or Buy Now.     |
| `currency`              | string | Normalized published currency code.                       |
| `location`              | string | Published equipment or lot location.                      |
| `meter_reading`         | string | IronPlanet meter reading where available.                 |
| `auctioneer`            | string | BidSpotter auctioneer name.                               |
| `description`           | string | Public BidSpotter lot description.                        |
| `status`                | string | Public active or closed state.                            |
| `estimated_landed_cost` | number | Price plus user-supplied premium and freight assumptions. |
| `source`                | string | IronPlanet or BidSpotter.                                 |
| `source_url`            | string | Direct public source page.                                |
| `image_url`             | string | Public image link where available.                        |
| `scraped_at`            | string | Time the record was collected.                            |

You can download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or other Apify-supported formats.

### 💰 Pricing

Pricing is pay per result. Empty runs cost nothing, and there are no subscriptions.

### ❓ FAQ

#### Does it access private auction systems?

No. It reads only public IronPlanet and BidSpotter pages. It does not bypass access controls.

#### Can it calculate landed cost?

Yes, when you provide a buyer premium or freight cost. The estimate stays in the source currency and does not add taxes.

#### Does every closed lot contain a realized price?

No. BidSpotter may expose an opening price, current bid, or no price. The `price_type` field preserves that distinction.

#### Why is a field missing?

The public page did not expose that field. The Actor omits unavailable data instead of filling it with a placeholder.

### 🔗 Other actors

- [AuctionNinja Scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/auctionninja-scraper) ↗ - Collect public estate-sale and auction listings.
- [HiBid Scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/hibid-scraper) ↗ - Collect public auction listing details.
- [ShopGoodwill Scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/shopgoodwill-scraper) ↗ - Track public auction lots and prices.
- [Buyee Scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/buyee-scraper) ↗ - Collect Yahoo Auctions Japan and marketplace data.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public IronPlanet category pages or BidSpotter catalogue pages.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Keep records whose title, description, location, or auctioneer contains this text.

## `buyerPremiumPercent` (type: `number`):

Optional buyer premium percentage applied only to displayed numeric prices.

## `freightCost` (type: `number`):

Optional freight estimate assumed to use the same currency as each displayed price.

## `includeImages` (type: `boolean`):

Include a public image link when the source publishes one.

## `includeDescriptions` (type: `boolean`):

Include BidSpotter lot descriptions when publicly visible.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of source-backed records to save.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of source pages to request.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of public pages processed at once.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings for regional routing. Direct access is the default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.ironplanet.com.au/Excavators"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/bscias/catalogue-id-integr1-10181"
    }
  ],
  "keyword": "",
  "buyerPremiumPercent": 0,
  "freightCost": 0,
  "includeImages": true,
  "includeDescriptions": true,
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxPages": 3,
  "maxConcurrency": 2,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.ironplanet.com.au/Excavators"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/bscias/catalogue-id-integr1-10181"
        }
    ],
    "keyword": "",
    "buyerPremiumPercent": 0,
    "freightCost": 0,
    "includeImages": true,
    "includeDescriptions": true,
    "maxItems": 10,
    "maxPages": 3,
    "maxConcurrency": 2,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("getascraper/heavy-equipment-auction-comps-feed").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.ironplanet.com.au/Excavators" },
        { "url": "https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/bscias/catalogue-id-integr1-10181" },
    ],
    "keyword": "",
    "buyerPremiumPercent": 0,
    "freightCost": 0,
    "includeImages": True,
    "includeDescriptions": True,
    "maxItems": 10,
    "maxPages": 3,
    "maxConcurrency": 2,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("getascraper/heavy-equipment-auction-comps-feed").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.ironplanet.com.au/Excavators"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/bscias/catalogue-id-integr1-10181"
    }
  ],
  "keyword": "",
  "buyerPremiumPercent": 0,
  "freightCost": 0,
  "includeImages": true,
  "includeDescriptions": true,
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxPages": 3,
  "maxConcurrency": 2,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call getascraper/heavy-equipment-auction-comps-feed --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,getascraper/heavy-equipment-auction-comps-feed"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/KoMIiZWrReP7eQIZc/builds/w3cWosYuVRDxCjImB/openapi.json