Collecting Cars Scraper: Live Auctions and Sold Prices for Classic & Performance Cars and Watches

Collecting Cars Scraper extracts auction listings from Collecting Cars, the global online auction platform for classic, collector, supercar and performance cars, motorcycles, number plates and automobilia, and from its sister site Watch Collecting for luxury watches. Get live auctions, upcoming lots and over 26,000 sold results with the title, make, model, year, current bid, sold price, buy-now price, currency, prices converted to USD, EUR and GBP, number of bids, reserve status (no reserve, reserve met, reserve lowered), auction end time, sold date, mileage (km or miles), gearbox, fuel type, drive side, location, country, coordinates, seller type and main photo. Filter by keyword, make, lot type, country, year and no-reserve, and export to CSV, Excel or JSON. Ideal for classic car valuations, dealers, collectors, investors and auction price research.

What does Collecting Cars Scraper do?

• 🏁 Live auctions with current bid, bids and end time.
• 🔜 Upcoming lots (coming soon).
• 💰 26,000+ sold results with hammer prices: perfect for valuations.
• 🚗 Cars, motorcycles, number plates and parts.
• ⌚ Watches from Watch Collecting (Rolex, Omega, Patek Philippe…).
• 🔎 Keyword search: 911 GT3, Defender 110, E-Type, M3 CSL, Submariner…
• 🏷️ Make, country, year and no-reserve filters.
• 💱 Prices in local currency plus USD, EUR and GBP.
• 📏 Mileage parsed into number and unit, gearbox, fuel and drive side.
• 📍 Location, country and coordinates.
• ↕️ Sort by ending soonest, newest, price or most bids.

What data can you scrape from Collecting Cars?

Field	Description
Lot	ID, link, title, lot type, collection, tags, photo
Vehicle	Make, model, year, mileage, mileage unit, gearbox, fuel, drive side
Watch	Reference number, box and papers
Auction	Status, sale format, current bid, sold price, buy-now price, bids
Reserve	No reserve, reserve met, reserve lowered, plus VAT
Currency	Local currency, USD, EUR, GBP
Dates	Listed, ends / ended, sold
Location	Location, country, region, latitude, longitude
Seller	Seller type (private, trade, managed)

Use cases for collector car auction data

• Valuations and price guides: build price histories for any model from thousands of sold results.
• Dealers and traders: spot no-reserve lots and under-valued auctions ending soon.
• Collectors and investors: track the market for Porsche, Ferrari, Land Rover, BMW M and more.
• Insurance and finance: value classic and performance cars with real hammer prices.
• Watch market research: track Rolex, Omega and other luxury watch auction prices.
• Media and analysts: report on auction trends by make, country and price.

How to scrape Collecting Cars

1. Click Try for free to open Collecting Cars Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Choose Cars or Watches and the auction status (live, coming soon, sold, all).
3. Optionally add keywords, makes, lot types, countries, years or no-reserve only.
4. Choose Sort by, set Max listings and click Start.
5. Download the listings as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Input

Example input

{
  "category": "cars",
  "status": "sold",
  "keywords": ["911 GT3"],
  "makes": ["Porsche"],
  "lotTypes": ["car"],
  "yearMin": 2010,
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "maxItems": 1000
}

Field	Description
Marketplace	Cars (incl. motorcycles, plates, parts) or watches.
Auction status	Live, coming soon, sold results or all.
Keywords	One search per keyword.
Makes / brands	Exact makes or watch brands.
Lot types	Cars, motorcycles, number plates, parts.
Countries	2-letter codes of the lot location.
Year from / to	Model year range.
No-reserve lots only	Only no-reserve auctions.
Sort by	Ending soonest, newest, price, most bids.
Max listings	Stop after this many (0 = no limit).

Output

Sold car example

{
  "listingId": 92311,
  "url": "https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2017-porsche-911-991-2-carrera-gts-14",
  "title": "2017 Porsche 911 (991.2) Carrera GTS",
  "lotType": "car",
  "make": "Porsche",
  "model": "911",
  "year": 2017,
  "status": "sold",
  "currentBid": 235250,
  "soldPrice": 235250,
  "currency": "AUD",
  "bids": 104,
  "noReserve": true,
  "reserveMet": true,
  "soldAt": "2026-10-07T05:37:45Z",
  "mileage": 19651,
  "mileageUnit": "km",
  "transmission": "Automatic",
  "fuelType": "Petrol",
  "driveSide": "RHD",
  "location": "Preston, VIC",
  "country": "AU",
  "sellerType": "managed",
  "imageUrl": "https://images.collectingcars.com/092311/MAIN.jpg",
  "search": "911 GT3"
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Description
listingId, url, title, lotType, collection, tags, imageUrl	mixed	Lot.
make, model, year	mixed	Vehicle or watch.
mileage, mileageUnit, mileageText, transmission, fuelType, driveSide	mixed	Vehicle specs.
referenceNumber, boxAndPapers	string	Watch details.
status, saleFormat, currentBid, soldPrice, buyNowPrice, bids	mixed	Auction.
currency, priceUSD, priceEUR, priceGBP	mixed	Currency.
noReserve, reserveMet, reserveLowered, plusVat	boolean	Reserve and VAT.
listedAt, endsAt, soldAt	string	Dates (UTC).
location, country, region, latitude, longitude	mixed	Location.
sellerType	string	Private, trade or managed.
search, scrapedAt	string	Source info.

How much does it cost?

Collecting Cars Scraper uses pay-per-listing pricing: a small fixed price per listing, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the Pricing tab for the exact price.

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FAQ

Can I get historical sold prices? Yes. Set Auction status to Sold results to get over 26,000 completed auctions with hammer prices.

Why is the sold price empty for some sold lots? Some sellers hide the final price; the current bid at the end of the auction is still included.

What currency are prices in? currentBid and soldPrice are in the lot's local currency (currency); priceUSD, priceEUR and priceGBP give converted values.

What formats can I export? CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

Can I integrate Collecting Cars Scraper with other apps? Collecting Cars Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

Is it legal to scrape Collecting Cars? The scraper only collects publicly listed auction information. You are responsible for using the data in line with Collecting Cars' terms and applicable law.

Related Actors

• Cars & Bids Scraper
• PistonHeads Scraper

Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with Collecting Cars or Watch Collecting.