CrankyApe Scraper - Repo & Salvage Powersport Auctions

Scrape live online auction listings from CrankyApe.com, the auction company specializing in bank-repossessed, insurance-repairable, and consignment recreational vehicles — ATVs, boats, RVs, snowmobiles, watercraft, motorcycles, cars, trucks, and trailers.

Get structured data for every current auction lot: title (year/make/model), current bid, location, close date, status, condition/description, listing URL, and images. Perfect for resellers, dealers, flippers, market researchers, and powersports arbitrage.

What it scrapes

For each auction lot:

Field	Description
title	Lot title — typically year / make / model
currentBid	Current high bid (e.g. $4,500.00)
currentBidValue	Numeric bid amount (e.g. 4500)
highBidder	Current high bidder username (if shown)
status	Listing status (e.g. open)
closeDate	Auction close date/time
location	Warehouse location (e.g. Bridgeport, TX)
category	Category name (ATVs, Watercraft, RVs, ...)
description	Condition / details summary
image	Primary listing image URL
url	Direct link to the lot
itemNumber	CrankyApe unit number
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp of the scrape

With Scrape Detail Pages enabled, each record is also enriched with: reserve (reserve-met status), minBidIncrement, bidStart, bidEnd, lastBidMade, titleBrand, and a full images array.

Input

{
    "categories": ["ATVs", "Watercraft"],
    "searchQueries": ["Polaris"],
    "maxResults": 100,
    "scrapeDetails": false,
    "site": "crankyape",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}

• categories — Which auction categories to browse. Accepts friendly names (ATVs, Cars, Motorcycles, RVs, Snowmobiles, Trailers, Trucks, Watercraft, Power Equipment, Lawn & Garden, Miscellaneous) and the special lists Closing Soon and Buy It Now. Raw category codes (e.g. 1, 11) also work.
• searchQueries — Optional keywords that filter results by title/description. CrankyApe has no native keyword search, so listings are pulled from the chosen categories and filtered client-side (a lot matches if any keyword appears). Leave empty to return everything in the categories.
• maxResults — Cap across all categories. 0 = unlimited.
• scrapeDetails — Visit each lot's detail page for richer data (slower).
• site — Currently only crankyape.
• proxyConfiguration — Optional Apify proxy. Residential recommended for very large runs.

Output

Each result is pushed to the dataset. Example:

{
    "site": "crankyape",
    "itemNumber": "142458",
    "title": "2017 Polaris RZR XP 1000 Ride Command AWD",
    "category": "ATVs/Golf Carts",
    "status": "open",
    "currentBid": "$4,500.00",
    "currentBidValue": 4500,
    "highBidder": "Paintsmith512",
    "closeDate": "6/24/2026 1:48:00 PM CST",
    "location": "Bridgeport, TX",
    "description": "2017 Polaris RZR XP 1000 Ride Command AWD powered by a 999cc engine. Starts and runs with 3,342 miles.",
    "image": "https://www.crankyape.com/Images//UnitImages/2460/2460364.jpg",
    "url": "https://www.crankyape.com/default.asp?pg=DispSingleItem&ItemNumber=142458",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-24T18:51:00.000Z"
}

Use cases

• Resale / flipping — find undervalued repo and salvage powersports to buy and resell.
• Dealers — monitor inventory and pricing across CrankyApe's 6 nationwide warehouses.
• Market research — track salvage/repo pricing trends for ATVs, boats, RVs, and watercraft.
• Alerts — combine with a schedule to watch closing-soon lots matching your keywords.

Notes

• Data is parsed from CrankyApe's server-rendered HTML — no login required.
• Respect CrankyApe's terms of use and scrape responsibly.

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