# Aucfan Japan Auction Sold Price Database Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper`) Actor Scrape historical sold prices from Aucfan.com — Japan's largest closed-auction price database. Search Yahoo Auctions, Mercari and more to get realized closing prices, bid counts, and price trends. Essential for JP resellers needing actual sold-price comps. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). 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 ## Aucfan Japan Auction Sold Price Database Scraper Scrape historical sold prices and price trend data from **Aucfan.com** — Japan's largest closed-auction price database. Search across Yahoo Auctions, Mercari, Mbok, Rakuma, and other JP marketplaces to retrieve realized closing prices, bid counts, and price trends for any keyword. ### What Is Aucfan? Aucfan (aucfan.com) aggregates **historical closed-auction data** from Japan's major secondary markets — Yahoo Auctions, Mercari, Rakuma, and more — into a single search interface. Where other tools show live asking prices, aucfan shows **realized sold prices**: what items actually sold for, how many bids they received, and when they closed. This makes it the authoritative comp-data layer for JP-market resellers, arbitrageurs, and market researchers. ### What This Actor Returns Each record is a closed auction result, with: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `item_title` | Item title as listed on the source marketplace | | `sold_price_jpy` | Winning / closing price in JPY | | `formatted_price` | Price with comma separators (e.g. `16,000`) | | `source_marketplace` | Source: Yahoo Auctions, Mercari, Mbok, Rakuma, Amazon, or Yahoo Shopping | | `bid_count` | Number of bids placed (Yahoo Auctions; null for fixed-price listings) | | `end_date` | Auction close time as Unix timestamp | | `end_date_iso` | Auction close time in `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS JST` format | | `item_url` | Direct URL to the item on its source marketplace | | `aucview_url` | Aucfan aucview detail page for this item | | `image_url` | Thumbnail image URL | | `auction_id` | Source-native auction ID | | `item_status` | Item condition / status (e.g. `used`) | | `shipping` | Shipping cost in JPY where available | | `keyword` | The search keyword used to find this record | ### Input | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes | |---|---|---|---|---| | `keyword` | string | Yes | `pokemon` | Keyword to search (supports kanji, kana, romaji) | | `maxItems` | integer | Yes | `10` | Maximum records to return | **Example input:** ```json { "keyword": "ポケモンカード リザードン", "maxItems": 100 } ```` ### Usage Notes - Results span **all active marketplace sources** — Yahoo Auctions, Mercari, and others are searched together - `bid_count` is populated for Yahoo Auctions; other marketplaces may return null - Price fields are normalized to integer JPY across all sources - The actor throttles requests (~1 req / 2-3 sec) to avoid rate limiting; large `maxItems` values will take proportionally longer - Japanese keywords (kanji/kana) work correctly and often return more targeted results than romaji equivalents ### Use Cases - **Reseller comp research**: Get realistic sold prices before listing items to buy or sell - **Price trend analysis**: Track how realized prices vary across time and marketplaces for a category - **Arbitrage identification**: Compare sold prices across JP markets to spot mispriced inventory - **Market research**: Build pricing datasets for JP secondary-market categories ### Rate Limits Aucfan rate-limits by IP. The actor uses a conservative 2.5-second inter-request delay with datacenter proxy rotation. For high-volume workloads, increase `maxItems` per run rather than running many small parallel runs. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Keyword to search for on Aucfan (e.g. 'pokemon', 'nintendo switch', 'リコー') ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of auction records to return across all marketplaces. Defaults to 100. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "keyword": "pokemon", "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "keyword": "pokemon", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "keyword": "pokemon", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "keyword": "pokemon", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Aucfan Japan Auction Sold Price Database Scraper", "description": "Scrape historical sold prices from Aucfan.com — Japan's largest closed-auction price database. Search Yahoo Auctions, Mercari and more to get realized closing prices, bid counts, and price trends. Essential for JP resellers needing actual sold-price comps.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "c9VV1o9TO1ExqKWBZ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-aucfan-japan-auction-sold-price-database-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "keyword", "maxItems" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "keyword": { "title": "Search Keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search for on Aucfan (e.g. 'pokemon', 'nintendo switch', 'リコー')" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of auction records to return across all marketplaces. Defaults to 100." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```