# Nellis Auction Scraper (`lulzasaur/nellisauction-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Nellis Auction retail-returns & liquidation lots. Per-lot data: title, current bid, bid count, retail/MSRP price, condition, category, location (city/state/zip), close date, images, and lot URL. Search by keyword or browse all active lots.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/nellisauction-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 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

## 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".

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

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# README

## Nellis Auction Scraper

Scrape **[Nellis Auction](https://www.nellisauction.com)** — one of the largest retail-returns and liquidation online auction marketplaces in the US (Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta and more). Find deeply discounted merchandise: electronics, tools, furniture, appliances, home goods and Amazon returns sold to the highest bidder.

Search by keyword or browse **all active lots nationwide**, and get clean structured data per lot — including **live current bid**, **retail/MSRP price**, condition, category, location and close time.

### What you get per lot

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `lotId` | Nellis lot ID |
| `title` | Item title / lead description |
| `currentBid` | Live current highest bid (USD) |
| `bidCount` | Number of bids placed |
| `retailPrice` | Suggested retail / MSRP (USD) |
| `condition` | Item condition / grade (New, Open Box, etc.) |
| `category` | Category (Electronics, Tools, Furniture...) |
| `brand` | Brand name |
| `city`, `state`, `zipCode`, `address` | Pickup / warehouse location |
| `locationName`, `shoppingLocation` | Warehouse name & shopping market |
| `endDate` | Auction close time (ISO 8601) |
| `openTime`, `initialCloseTime` | Auction open / original close time |
| `marketStatus`, `isClosed` | Live status |
| `imageUrl`, `images` | Primary image + full photo gallery |
| `rating`, `ratingCount`, `starRating` | Product ratings |
| `taxonomyLevel1`, `taxonomyLevel2` | Category taxonomy |
| `inventoryNumber` | Internal inventory number |
| `itemUrl` | Direct link to the lot |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp of scrape |

### Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["macbook", "power tools"],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}
```

- **searchQueries** — keywords to search. Leave empty (`[]`) to browse **all** active lots.
- **maxResults** — cap on total records. Use `0` for ALL matching lots (tens of thousands — use with care).
- **scrapeDetails** — `true` (default) fetches each lot's page for **live current bid**, exact location, full photo gallery and taxonomy. Set `false` for a faster run using just the search index (no live bid).
- **proxyConfiguration** — defaults to Apify datacenter proxy. Switch to RESIDENTIAL if you hit rate limits on very large runs.

### Example output

```json
{
  "lotId": "115920408",
  "title": "2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage)",
  "currentBid": 104,
  "bidCount": 28,
  "retailPrice": 1499,
  "condition": "Open Box",
  "category": "Electronics",
  "brand": "Apple",
  "city": "Las Vegas",
  "state": "NV",
  "zipCode": "89139",
  "locationName": "Dean Martin",
  "endDate": "2026-07-04T03:07:00.000Z",
  "marketStatus": "open",
  "imageUrl": "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/...",
  "itemUrl": "https://www.nellisauction.com/p/item/115920408",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-03T06:40:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Resale arbitrage** — find lots selling far below retail (compare `currentBid` vs `retailPrice`).
- **Deal hunting & sniping** — monitor closing lots by category and location.
- **Market research** — track liquidation pricing and inventory trends.
- **Dropshipping / inventory sourcing** — bulk-source returned goods.

### How it works

The scraper uses Nellis Auction's own public search index for fast discovery, then reads each lot's server-rendered page for live bid, price and location data. No login required. Data is delivered to the Apify dataset and downloadable as JSON, CSV, Excel or via API.

### Notes

- This is an unofficial scraper for publicly available data. Respect Nellis Auction's Terms of Service.
- Auctions are live — `currentBid` and `endDate` reflect the moment of scraping.

# Actor input Schema

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

Keywords to search Nellis Auction lots, e.g. 'macbook', 'power tools', 'patio furniture'. Add multiple to search each. Leave EMPTY to browse ALL active lots.

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

Maximum number of lot records to return (across all queries). Use 0 to fetch ALL matching lots via pagination (can be tens of thousands). Default 100.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

When ON (default), fetch each lot's product page for live current bid, bid count, exact location (city/state/zip), full photo gallery and taxonomy. When OFF, use only the fast search index (no live bid).

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

Proxy settings. Nellis has no hard anti-bot, so Apify datacenter proxy is sufficient. Switch to RESIDENTIAL if you hit rate limits on large runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "macbook"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "macbook"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/nellisauction-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": ["macbook"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/nellisauction-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": [
    "macbook"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/nellisauction-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kCEHIHsXKZpyUmurK/builds/lSCcLPrPyql85n74W/openapi.json