# The Market Classic Car Auctions Scraper - Prices & Results (`normdata/themarket-scraper`) Actor Scrape The Market (by Bonhams) classic car auctions: sold prices, top bids, bid counts, reserve status, make, model, year, plate, location and end dates. Add chassis, engine, mileage, estimates, full condition reports, key facts, video and bid history. 15 filters, only new lots. - **URL**: https://apify.com/normdata/themarket-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Norm Data](https://apify.com/normdata) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Other - **Features:** Limited permissions - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 auction lots 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes. 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. Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md. ## 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. Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run. For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below. Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`). # README ![Norm Data](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FabriAV/normdata/refs/heads/main/assets/banner_norm2.png) ## 🏁 The Market Classic Car Auctions Scraper - Prices & Results Extract every lot from **The Market** (themarket.co.uk, by Bonhams), the UK online classic car auction, with about **5,750 lots** since 2016: **sold results, live auctions, coming soon and sealed bids**. For each lot you get the **sold price, top bid, number of bids, next minimum bid, buy now price, currency, reserve status (no reserve, met, close, not close), year, make, model, tagline, plate, steering, location, country and auction start and end times**. Turn on **Lot details** for **chassis number, engine, gearbox, fuel, colours, mileage, estimates, buyer fees, seller type, specialist review, the full condition report (background, exterior, interior, mechanical, history, verdict), key facts, photo and watcher counts, video, main photos and the full bid history**. Search with **15 filters**, sort 7 ways, or paste lot, list, search and make links, and run it on a schedule to get **only new lots**. > πŸ‘‰ **Try it now:** press **Start**. The ready-made input gives you 10 auction lots in a few seconds.
> πŸ’° **$0.014 per auction lot** on the Free plan (10 auction lots per run), from $0.012 on paid plans. [See pricing](#-pricing) ### ✨ Why this scraper? > - **Clean, flat, typed data**
> Prices, years, bids and mileage are numbers, dates are ISO (UTC), yes/no fields are true or false. 60 fields, one row per lot. > > - **Fast**
> The whole archive (about 5,750 lots) in about a minute, 1,000 lots with lot details in under a minute. > > - **Bid history without bidders**
> Every bid amount and time, never who placed it. > > - **Nothing to set up**
> No proxy, no login. > > - **The whole site**
> About 5,700 past results, plus every live, coming soon and sealed bids lot. Every lot comes once. > > - **15 filters**
> Status, search words, make, model, model year range, price range, currency, car location, steering, no reserve only, minimum bids and auction end date range. > > - **Apify platform**
> Schedule runs, get only new auction lots, export to Excel or CSV, use the API, or connect Google Sheets, Zapier and Make. ### βš–οΈ How it compares | | This Actor | rastriq/themarket-scraper | getascraper/themarket-scraper | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Filters | 15 (status, search, make, model, year, price, currency, country, steering, no reserve, bids, end date) | 2 (make, year) | 10 | | Full condition report sections | βœ… 7 sections | ❌ | βœ… | | Bid history (amounts and times) | βœ… | ❌ | βœ… | | Seller type, watchers, photo count | βœ… | ❌ | βœ… | | Sold after auction, price hidden flags | βœ… | ❌ | Sold after auction only | | Links (lots, lists, searches, make pages) | βœ… | ❌ | βœ… | | Only new lots (monitoring) | βœ… | ❌ | βœ… | | Proxy needed | No | Optional | No | Compared on their public input and output (October 2026). ### πŸš€ How to scrape The Market Classic Car Auctions 1. Create a free Apify account. 2. Pick the filters you need, or keep the ready-made input. 3. Click **Start**. 4. Download the auction lots as Excel, CSV or JSON from the **Output** tab. ### πŸ’° Pricing #### How much does it cost to scrape The Market Classic Car Auctions? You pay a one-time **$0.003** per run, plus a price for each auction lot saved (and for each add-on you turn on): | Charged for | Free | Bronze | Silver | Gold+ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Auction lot**: One lot from The Market with price, bids, reserve status and car facts. | 0.014 | 0.012 | 0.011 | 0.01 | | **Lot details**: Lot page read for chassis, mileage, estimates, condition report, key facts, video, photos and bid history. | 0.006 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.003 | Example: 1,000 auction lots cost about **$12** on Bronze. No proxy or compute costs on top. ### πŸ“¦ What data you get | Field | Description | | --- | --- | | `imageUrl` | Main photo in full size. | | `title` | Lot title, like "1958 Morris Minor 1000". | | `year`, `make`, `model` | Model year, make and model. | | `tagline` | Short headline of the lot, like "Multiple Upgrades - Immaculate". | | `status` | Sold, Not sold, Live, Coming soon or Withdrawn. | | `price`, `highestBid`, `bidCount`, `nextMinimumBid`, `buyNowPrice`, `currency` | Sold price (sold lots), top bid, number of bids, next minimum bid (live lots), buy now price and currency code. | | `reserveStatus` | No reserve, Reserve met, Reserve close or Reserve not close. | | `saleType` | Online auction or Sealed bids. | | `lotNumber`, `registration` | Lot number and registration plate. | | `steering` | RHD or LHD. | | `location`, `country`, `countryCode` | Where the car is: place, country and country code. | | `lotId` | The Market lot ID. | | `chassisNumber`, `engine`, `gearbox`, `fuelType` | *(Lot details)* Chassis number (VIN), engine, gearbox and fuel. | | `exteriorColour`, `interiorTrim` | *(Lot details)* Exterior colour and interior trim. | | `mileage`, `mileageUnit`, `registrationCountry` | *(Lot details)* Mileage, its unit (mi or km), and the country the car is registered in. | | `estimateLow`, `estimateHigh` | *(Lot details)* Low and high estimate (when the site shows them). | | `summary`, `specialistQuote`, `specialist` | *(Lot details)* Seller summary, specialist review and the specialist name. | | `background`, `aboutTheCar`, `exteriorReport`, `interiorReport`, `mechanicalReport`, `historyReport`, `verdict` | *(Lot details)* Full write-up: background of the model, about the car, exterior, interior, mechanical (underneath), history and the verdict. | | `sellerType` | *(Lot details)* Private or Trade seller. | | `photoCount`, `watchCount` | *(Lot details)* Number of photos in the full gallery and number of people watching the lot. | | `withoutReserve`, `reserveLowered` | Offered without reserve, reserve lowered during the auction. | | `priceHidden` | Sold, but the site hides the price. | | `soldAfterAuction` | Sold after the bidding ended (the price is above the top bid). | | `mileageIndicated` | *(Lot details)* The mileage is only what the odometer shows (not verified). | | `buyerPaysFees` | *(Lot details)* The buyer pays fees on top of the price. | | `url` | Link to the lot. | | `videoUrl` | *(Lot details)* Video of the car. | | `keyFacts` | *(Lot details)* Key facts, like "Fresh MoT" or "No Buyer's Fees". | | `galleryImages` | *(Lot details)* The main photos of the lot in full size (up to 7). | | `bidHistory` | *(Lot details)* Every bid: amount, time and whether it was the winning bid. No bidder names. | | `auctionStart`, `auctionEnd` | When bidding opens and ends (UTC). | | `scrapedAt` | When this row was saved. | | `error` | Only present when a row failed. The fields that loaded are still there. | Fields marked *Lot details* only appear when that add-on is on. #### Example row (trimmed) ```json { "imageUrl": "https://cdn.themarket.co.uk/26eec814-cc9d-44ba-be3b-0b825f080edc/21e96a24-3431-4658-a745-8de1fd335215.jpg", "title": "1969 Jaguar E Type S2 OTS", "year": 1969, "make": "Jaguar", "model": "E Type S2 OTS", "tagline": "A sharp looking example, with lots of history.", "status": "Sold", "price": 42000, "highestBid": 40250, "bidCount": 17, "buyNowPrice": 45000, "currency": "GBP", "reserveStatus": "Reserve close", "saleType": "Online auction", "lotNumber": 5216, "registration": "OBV 592H", "steering": "RHD", "location": "THE MARKET HQ", "country": "United Kingdom", "countryCode": "GB", "lotId": "26eec814-cc9d-44ba-be3b-0b825f080edc", "chassisNumber": "P1R11645", "engine": "4200cc", "gearbox": "manual", "fuelType": "Petrol", "exteriorColour": "Red", "interiorTrim": "Black Leather", "mileage": 85401, "mileageUnit": "mi", "registrationCountry": "GB", "estimateLow": 45000, "estimateHigh": 50000, "summary": "Great colours & great spec.", "specialistQuote": "Originally Dispatched to British Leyland Motors New York.", "specialist": "Paul Hegarty", "background": "Invariably in everyone’s top three of the best-looking cars ever made (and for Enzo Ferrari it famously took the number one spot), the Jaguar E Type boasts inch-perfect lines, ...", "aboutTheCar": "Eagle-eyed observers among you will have spotted that we’re describing this car as a β€˜Roadster’, which is what the drop-top was called in the USA, rather than an OTS - or Open ...", "exteriorReport": "The car presents pretty well from a few metres away and the panel gaps and shut-lines are decent but, as you get closer, you’ll notice the odd dink and dimple here, and a few ...", "interiorReport": "The restoration of the interior is a very recent piece of work, which explains why it looks rather fresher than its exterior counterpart.\n\nThe new black leather upholstery has an ...", "mechanicalReport": "The engine bay is tidy and orderly, although we did notice a few drops of oil under the car, so maybe we can’t quite add clean and dry to the list of preferred adjectives. ...", "historyReport": "The car comes with a Jaguar Heritage Trust certificate, and all manner of bills, invoices and receipts attesting to both recent work and work carried out over previous decades. ...", "verdict": "Well, it may not have started out in life with the most desirable configuration – which is, of course, RHD, manual, OTS – but that’s how it is today and that should suit most ...", "sellerType": "Trade", "photoCount": 344, "watchCount": 95, "withoutReserve": false, "reserveLowered": false, "priceHidden": false, "soldAfterAuction": true, "mileageIndicated": false, "buyerPaysFees": false, "url": "https://www.themarket.co.uk/listings/jaguar/e-type-s2-ots/26eec814-cc9d-44ba-be3b-0b825f080edc", "videoUrl": "https://customer-39e8nqp1sorqt8hx.cloudflarestream.com/0fb97d3df7e545920d5d2cd4a3c1c4c0/iframe?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fcustomer-39e8nqp1sorqt8hx.cloudflarestream.com%2F0fb97d3df7e5459 ...", "keyFacts": ["No Buyer's Fees", "Imported in '88", "Large History of Original Invoices"], "galleryImages": [ "https://cdn.themarket.co.uk/26eec814-cc9d-44ba-be3b-0b825f080edc/21e96a24-3431-4658-a745-8de1fd335215.jpg", "https://cdn.themarket.co.uk/26eec814-cc9d-44ba-be3b-0b825f080edc/1969-jaguar-e-type-s2-ots-s5lg5.jpg", "https://cdn.themarket.co.uk/26eec814-cc9d-44ba-be3b-0b825f080edc/1969-jaguar-e-type-s2-ots-6if7n.jpg" ], "bidHistory": [{ "amount": 40250, "time": "2026-09-07T10:40:05.000Z", "winning": true }], "auctionStart": "2026-08-31T08:00:00.000Z", "auctionEnd": "2026-09-21T09:24:54.000Z", "scrapedAt": "2026-10-22T19:39:48.795Z" } ``` ### βš™οΈ Input | Section | What it's for | | --- | --- | | **Maximum results** | Always first, caps the whole run. Empty means no limit. | | **What to scrape** | Status, search words, sort by and lot details (chassis, engine, mileage, estimates, condition reports, bid history). | | **Filters** | Makes, models, model year from, model year to, minimum price, maximum price, currencies, car located in, steering, only without reserve, minimum bids, auction end from and auction end to. | | **Monitoring** | Only new lots and monitor name. | | **Links** | Links instead of the fields above. Filters are ignored with links. | #### Input examples **Every Porsche 911 sold, highest price first:** ```json { "statuses": ["sold"], "makes": ["Porsche"], "models": ["911"], "sortBy": "priceDesc" } ``` **Live auctions right now, with the full condition report and bids:** ```json { "statuses": ["live"], "includeDetails": true } ``` **Land Rovers from 1970 to 1990 sold for 20,000 to 60,000 GBP in 2025:** ```json { "statuses": ["sold"], "makes": ["Land Rover"], "yearFrom": 1970, "yearTo": 1990, "minPrice": 20000, "maxPrice": 60000, "currencies": ["GBP"], "endDateFrom": "2025-01-01", "endDateTo": "2025-12-31" } ``` **Left-hand drive cars in the Netherlands, no reserve, with at least 30 bids:** ```json { "lotCountries": ["NL"], "steering": "LHD", "withoutReserveOnly": true, "minBids": 30 } ``` **Search words, most bids first:** ```json { "searchTerms": ["Mini Cooper", "E Type"], "sortBy": "mostBids" } ``` **New lots every day (schedule this run):** ```json { "statuses": ["comingSoon", "live"], "onlyNew": true, "monitorName": "themarket-daily" } ``` **Links (filters are not used):** ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.themarket.co.uk/listings/morris/minor-1000/31560f21-0ce7-41dd-8b1d-c197e38d52a4" }, { "url": "https://www.themarket.co.uk/auctions/live" }, { "url": "https://www.themarket.co.uk/auctions/search-results?keywords=defender" }, { "url": "https://www.themarket.co.uk/auctions/porsche" } ] } ``` ### πŸ”— Related scrapers > - [Broad Arrow Auctions Scraper](https://apify.com/normdata/broad-arrow-scraper): Classic Car Prices & Results. > - [8891 Scraper](https://apify.com/normdata/auto8891-scraper): Taiwan Used Cars: Prices, Mileage, Dealers. > - [Gooding Christie's Auction Results Scraper](https://apify.com/normdata/gooding-scraper) > - [Inkafarma Scraper](https://apify.com/normdata/inkafarma-scraper): Peru Pharmacy Prices. ### ❓ FAQ and troubleshooting #### Is there a The Market Classic Car Auctions API? Do I need an API key? > The Market Classic Car Auctions has no public data API for this. This Actor works as a The Market Classic Car Auctions API alternative: it reads the public pages and gives you clean JSON, CSV or Excel, with no API key, no login and no code to maintain. You can also call it from your own code with the Apify API, or from an AI agent through MCP. #### Why do I get only 10 auction lots? > On the Apify free plan each run saves up to 10 results, so you can try it before paying. Any paid plan removes the limit. #### How many lots are there? > About 5,750 as of October 2026: about 5,720 sold or not sold results, plus live, coming soon and sealed bids lots. #### Can I pick several makes or search words? > Yes. Any lot matching one of the values is kept, and duplicates are removed. "Mercedes" also finds Mercedes-Benz. #### What does soldAfterAuction mean? > The bidding ended below the reserve, but the car was sold afterwards. `price` is that later price, `highestBid` the top bid in the auction. #### The log shows more lots than were saved > The count in the log is the site's. Every filter is checked by the Actor, so fewer lots are kept. #### Prices are in different currencies > Each lot is in its sale's currency (`currency`): GBP, EUR, USD or CHF. The price filter and price sort use the number as it is, without converting. #### Is this an official The Market Classic Car Auctions tool? > No. It is independent and not affiliated with The Market Classic Car Auctions. It reads only data The Market Classic Car Auctions publishes on its public pages, at a moderate pace. Use the data in line with The Market Classic Car Auctions's terms and the laws that apply to you. ### πŸ“§ Contact Need a scraper for a different site, or found something wrong with this one? norm.data.scrapers@gmail.com # Actor input Schema ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many lots in total. Leave empty for no limit. The Apify Free plan is always capped at 10. ## `statuses` (type: `array`): Empty = every lot: past results (sold and not sold, sealed bids included), live auctions and coming soon. ## `searchTerms` (type: `array`): Words to look for, like "Porsche 911" or "Land Rover". Uses the site search. Each one is a separate search. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Empty = end date, latest first. Prices are compared as shown, each lot in its own currency. ## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Also read each lot page for its chassis number, engine, gearbox, fuel, colours, mileage, estimates, buyer fees, summary, specialist review and name, full write-up (background, exterior, interior, mechanical, history, verdict), key facts, video, main photos and every bid (amount and time). Charged per lot as an add-on. ## `makes` (type: `array`): Car makes, like Porsche or Land Rover. "Mercedes" also finds Mercedes-Benz. ## `models` (type: `array`): Words in the model name, like 911 or Defender. ## `yearFrom` (type: `integer`): Oldest model year. ## `yearTo` (type: `integer`): Newest model year. ## `minPrice` (type: `integer`): Sold price, or the top bid when not sold or still live, in the lot currency. ## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`): Sold price, or the top bid when not sold or still live, in the lot currency. ## `currencies` (type: `array`): Keep only lots sold in these currencies. ## `lotCountries` (type: `array`): Where the car is, as 2-letter country codes, like GB, NL, US or FR. ## `steering` (type: `string`): Empty = both. ## `withoutReserveOnly` (type: `boolean`): Keep only lots offered without reserve. ## `minBids` (type: `integer`): Keep only lots with at least this many bids. ## `endDateFrom` (type: `string`): Keep only auctions ending on or after this date, like 2024-01-01 or "1 year" back from today. ## `endDateTo` (type: `string`): Keep only auctions ending on or before this date. ## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`): Skip lots saved by earlier runs with the same monitor name. ## `monitorName` (type: `string`): Runs with the same name share their history. Use a different name for each schedule. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Lot pages (https://www.themarket.co.uk/listings/porsche/911/...), lists (https://www.themarket.co.uk/auctions/results, /auctions/live, /auctions/coming-soon, /auctions/sealed, /auctions/no-reserve), searches (/auctions/search-results?keywords=porsche) or make pages (/auctions/porsche). ## Actor input object example ```json { "maxItems": 10, "searchTerms": [ "Porsche" ] } ``` # 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 = { "maxItems": 10, "searchTerms": [ "Porsche" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("normdata/themarket-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ 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); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 = { "maxItems": 10, "searchTerms": ["Porsche"], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("normdata/themarket-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"πŸ’Ύ 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) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "maxItems": 10, "searchTerms": [ "Porsche" ] }' | apify call normdata/themarket-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,normdata/themarket-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 ` 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/YJ6rfPayPYzYc0BF7/builds/mLIrUSZv5J4fP5CM7/openapi.json