# Dave & Adam's Card World Scraper - Sports Cards & TCG Products (`lulzasaur/dacardworld-scraper`) Actor

Scrape sports card and trading card products from Dave & Adam's Card World (dacardworld.com). Get title, category, product type (box/case/pack/single), price, MSRP, sale price, brand, year, image, and URL. Search by keyword like 'pokemon' or 'topps chrome'.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/dacardworld-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

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# README

## Dave & Adam's Card World Scraper - Sports Cards & TCG Products

Scrape sports card and trading card game products from **Dave & Adam's Card World** ([dacardworld.com](https://www.dacardworld.com)), one of the largest US card retailers — sealed hobby boxes, cases, packs, blasters and singles across Pokémon, baseball, basketball, football, soccer, MMA, wrestling and more.

### What it does

Search dacardworld.com's product catalog by keyword and get clean, structured data for every matching product: title, category, product type, pricing (current price, MSRP, and sale price), brand, year, image, and the product URL.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | array of strings | Keywords to search, e.g. `["pokemon"]`, `["topps chrome"]`, `["panini prizm"]`. Each is paginated fully up to `maxResults`. |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max products to collect across all queries. `0` = unlimited. Default `50`. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional. Defaults to **no proxy** (recommended — the site is behind Cloudflare and the Apify platform IP passes cleanly). |

#### Example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["topps chrome", "pokemon"],
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item looks like:

```json
{
  "id": "959680",
  "title": "2025 Topps Chrome Platinum '55 Baseball Hobby Box",
  "category": "Sports",
  "subCategory": "Baseball",
  "productType": "Box",
  "format": "Hobby",
  "brand": "Topps",
  "product": "Chrome",
  "series": "Platinum",
  "year": "2025",
  "price": 289.95,
  "msrp": 289.95,
  "salePrice": null,
  "onSale": false,
  "priceMin": null,
  "priceMax": null,
  "currency": "USD",
  "availability": "Available",
  "presell": false,
  "isDeal": false,
  "dealSoldOut": true,
  "boxBreak": false,
  "graded": false,
  "barcode": "887521143405",
  "sku": "BVGL0WO8S2",
  "image": "https://dacardworld1.imgix.net/959684_004_060226.jpg?...",
  "url": "https://www.dacardworld.com/sports-cards/2025-topps-chrome-platinum-55-baseball-hobby-box",
  "searchQuery": "topps chrome",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z"
}
```

#### Field notes

- **category / subCategory** — top-level (`Sports`, `Gaming`) and specific niche (`Baseball`, `Basketball`, `Pokemon`, ...).
- **productType** — `Box`, `Case`, `Pack`, `Single`, etc. **format** — `Hobby`, `Retail`, ...
- **price / msrp / salePrice** — `price` is the current selling price, `msrp` the list price; `salePrice` is populated (and `onSale: true`) when `price < msrp`.
- **priceMin / priceMax** — set for range-priced items (e.g. singles offered in multiple conditions).

### Use cases

- Monitor sealed box / case prices and spot sales vs. MSRP.
- Build price comparison or arbitrage tools across card retailers.
- Track new releases, presells, and box-break availability.

### Notes

Results come from the site's product search index and reflect its live catalog. This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dave & Adam's Card World.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

One or more keywords to search Dave & Adam's Card World products (e.g. 'pokemon', 'topps chrome', 'panini prizm'). Each query is paginated through its result set up to Max Results.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products to scrape across all queries. Set to 0 for unlimited (all available results). Default is 50.

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

Proxy settings. dacardworld.com is behind Cloudflare and works best WITHOUT a proxy (the default), using the Apify platform IP plus realistic browser fingerprinting. Enabling datacenter/residential proxies can trigger Cloudflare challenges. Only enable a proxy if you specifically need it.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "pokemon"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "pokemon"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/dacardworld-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchQueries": ["pokemon"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/dacardworld-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "pokemon"
  ]
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/dacardworld-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/dacardworld-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/fD3dEhYWqX3UmCVM9/builds/5vqODrH1KUcbDwdmG/openapi.json