# B-Stock Liquidation Auction Scraper - Pallets & Truckloads (`lulzasaur/bstock-scraper`) Actor

Scrape live B-Stock liquidation auctions: wholesale pallet & truckload lots of returns/overstock from Amazon, Walmart, Target & 65+ retailers. Per lot: bid, MSRP, bid/MSRP ratio, cost-per-unit, units, condition, retailer, location, close time, image, URL. Filter by category, inventory type & price.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/bstock-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
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- **Stats:** 34 total users, 8 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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.
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## B-Stock Liquidation Auction Scraper

Scrape **live B-Stock liquidation auctions** — wholesale **pallet and truckload lots** of customer
returns and overstock inventory from **Amazon, Walmart, Target** and **65+ other retailers**.

B-Stock's "All Auctions" marketplace aggregates thousands of open auctions across its network of
retailer liquidation marketplaces. This actor pulls that catalog directly from B-Stock's own search
service and returns clean, structured, per-lot data for resellers, flippers, arbitrage buyers and
analysts.

### What you get per lot

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `lotId` | B-Stock listing ID |
| `title` | Lot title (e.g. "4 Pallets of Floorcare, Hot Beverage Makers & More, 48 Pieces") |
| `currentBid` | Current winning/leading bid |
| `msrp` | Total retail value (MSRP) of the lot |
| `bidToMsrpRatio` | Current bid as a fraction of MSRP — your discount signal (e.g. `0.05` = bid is 5% of retail) |
| `unitCount` | Number of units/pieces in the lot |
| `costPerUnit` | Current bid ÷ units |
| `condition` | Displayed condition (New, Used Good, Salvage, Device Grade A…) |
| `sourceRetailer` | Storefront / retailer the inventory came from |
| `location` | Seller city, province, country |
| `closeTime` | Auction close time (ISO 8601) |
| `listingUrl` | Direct link to the auction |
| `imageUrl` | Primary lot image |
| `currency`, `numberOfBids`, `inventoryType`, `category`, `scrapedAt` | Extra context |

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `search` | string | Free-text across titles AND retailer names (e.g. `Amazon`, `Walmart`, `iPhone`). |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max lots to return (0 = all, up to 2000). Default 50. |
| `category` | enum | Restrict to one product category. |
| `inventoryType` | enum | Customer Returns, Overstock, Refurbished, etc. |
| `minBidValue` / `maxBidValue` | integer | Filter by current bid (budget cap). |
| `minRetailPrice` / `maxRetailPrice` | integer | Filter by MSRP. |
| `sortBy` / `sortOrder` | enum | Sort by close time, recommended, retail price or current bid. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify proxy (datacenter is fine — no anti-bot on the API). |

#### Example: cheap Amazon electronics pallets closing soon

```json
{
  "search": "Amazon",
  "category": "Electronics",
  "inventoryType": "Customer Returns",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "sortBy": "endTime",
  "sortOrder": "asc"
}
```

### How it works

The actor calls B-Stock's public cross-marketplace search service
(`search.bstock.com`), paginating through results and normalizing each lot.
No login required. Fast and lightweight (plain JSON, no headless browser).

### Notes

- Bid values are live and change as auctions progress — re-run to refresh.
- `bidToMsrpRatio` and `costPerUnit` are computed to help you spot deals quickly.
- This is an unofficial scraper and is not affiliated with or endorsed by B-Stock.

# Actor input Schema

## `search` (type: `string`):

Free-text search across lot titles AND retailer names. Use a retailer like 'Amazon', 'Walmart' or 'Target' to focus on a source, or a product term like 'iPhone' or 'furniture'. Leave blank to scan all live auctions.

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

Maximum auction lots to return (0 = all matching lots, up to a safety cap of 2000). Pagination is handled automatically.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Optionally restrict to a single product category.

## `inventoryType` (type: `string`):

Optionally restrict to a single inventory type (e.g. Customer Returns, Overstock).

## `minBidValue` (type: `integer`):

Only return lots with a current bid at or above this amount. Leave blank for no minimum.

## `maxBidValue` (type: `integer`):

Only return lots with a current bid at or below this amount (your budget cap). Leave blank for no maximum.

## `minRetailPrice` (type: `integer`):

Only return lots with a total retail/MSRP value at or above this amount. Leave blank for no minimum.

## `maxRetailPrice` (type: `integer`):

Only return lots with a total retail/MSRP value at or below this amount. Leave blank for no maximum.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Field to sort auction lots by.

## `sortOrder` (type: `string`):

Ascending or descending. With 'Closing Time' + ascending you get lots closing soonest first.

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

Apify proxy settings. B-Stock's search API has no anti-bot, so the default datacenter proxy is plenty.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "search": "Amazon",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "category": "",
  "inventoryType": "",
  "sortBy": "endTime",
  "sortOrder": "asc",
  "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 = {
    "search": "Amazon"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/bstock-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 = { "search": "Amazon" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/bstock-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "search": "Amazon"
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/bstock-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/bstock-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/2fVNKf7RIpGgwVekC/builds/uN6ICxXdeywK5tmSF/openapi.json