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bid.cars, a public aggregator of US salvage and insurance auction lots from Copart and IAAI: active-lot search with the site's filters, sort and 50-per-page pagination, one lot's detail page (vehicle data, damage, documents, bidding state, sales history), the public sold comparables for a lot (the only anonymous source of final prices), and the make/model taxonomy with active lot counts. Anonymous, read-only; no bidding.

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Find BMW 3 Series lots currently up for auction on bid.cars sorted by estimated value, then open one lot's detail page.

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1Request
string

Source auction house (default All).

string

Site body-style filter value (Sedan, SUV, Pickup, Hatchback, Coupe, Minivan, Crossover, Convertible, Cargo-Van, Van, Wagon).

string

Continuation from a previous call (`next_cursor`): the next page number. Overrides `page`.

number

Return at most this many lots from the page (the site always serves 50 per page; the rest of the page is dropped). Pagination is unaffected.

string

Make as listed by `makes_models` (e.g. `BMW`); default `All`.

string

Model as listed by `makes_models` (e.g. `3 Series`); default `All`. Requires `make`.

string

Site sort key (filter mode); omitted means the site's default order (sale date).

number

Model year lower bound (default 1900).

5 credits
Codefollows the fields above
const result = await firecrawl.scrape({
  alexandria: {
    provider: "bid-cars",
    capability: "vehicles/search_lots",
    options: {
      limit: 5,
      make: "BMW",
      model: "3 Series",
      order_by: "estimatedDesc",
      year_from: 1420070400,
    },
  },
});
2Response example

This is a sample shape. Press Run to see live data from bid.cars.

{
  "country": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
  "filters": {
    "auction_type": "All",
    "make": "BMW",
    "model": "3 Series",
    "order_by": "estimatedDesc",
    "status": "All",
    "vehicle_type": "Automobile",
    "year_from": 2015,
    "year_to": 2027
  },
  "from": 1,
  "lots": [
    {
      "bid_closes": "Fri 16 Oct, 21:00 GMT+2",
      "buy_now_price_usd": 30000,
      "current_bid_usd": 0,
      "engine": "3.0L, 6 cyl., 386HP",
      "estimated_max_usd": 43510,
      "estimated_min_usd": 26110,
      "final_bid_usd": null,
      "has_360_view": false,
      "has_video": false,
      "image": "https://images.bid.cars/172243156_6ac65ecd34f3a/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-1.jpg",
      "images": [
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-1.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-2.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-3.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-4.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-5.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-6.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-7.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-8.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-9.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586-10.jpg"
      ],
      "location": "San Diego (CA)",
      "loss_type": null,
      "lot": "1-72243156",
      "name": "2026 BMW 3 Series, M340I",
      "odometer_mi": 338,
      "primary_damage": "Front end",
      "sale_document": "DV (California)",
      "seller": null,
      "seller_trusted": false,
      "sold_before": false,
      "source": "Copart",
      "start_code": null,
      "status": "active",
      "tag": "2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586",
      "time_left": "6 d 11 h 39 min",
      "time_left_seconds": 560390,
      "title_has_lien": false,
      "url": "https://bid.cars/en/lot/1-72243156/2026-BMW-3-Series-3MW59FT03T8G06586",
      "vehicle_type": "Automobile",
      "video_url": null,
      "vin": "3MW59FT03T8G06586"
    },
    {
      "bid_closes": "Mon 12 Oct, 19:00 GMT+2",
      "buy_now_price_usd": 23525,
      "current_bid_usd": 0,
      "engine": "2.0L, 4 cyl., 255HP",
      "estimated_max_usd": 35630,
      "estimated_min_usd": 21380,
      "final_bid_usd": null,
      "has_360_view": false,
      "has_video": false,
      "image": "https://images.bid.cars/045542035_6ac4126f61232/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-1.jpg",
      "images": [
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        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-2.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-3.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-4.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-5.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-6.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-7.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-8.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-9.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-10.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-11.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-12.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-13.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-14.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-15.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879-16.jpg"
      ],
      "location": "Avenel New... (NJ)",
      "loss_type": "Collision",
      "lot": "0-45542035",
      "name": "2026 BMW 3 Series, 330I Xdrive",
      "odometer_mi": 802,
      "primary_damage": "Front end",
      "sale_document": "Salvage (New Jersey)",
      "seller": "Progressive Casualty Insurance",
      "seller_trusted": true,
      "sold_before": false,
      "source": "IAAI",
      "start_code": "Stationary",
      "status": "active",
      "tag": "2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879",
      "time_left": "2 d 9 h 39 min",
      "time_left_seconds": 207590,
      "title_has_lien": false,
      "url": "https://bid.cars/en/lot/0-45542035/2026-BMW-3-Series-WBA23LA0XTFW52879",
      "vehicle_type": "Automobile",
      "video_url": null,
      "vin": "WBA23LA0XTFW52879"
    },
    {
      "bid_closes": "Mon 12 Oct, 19:00 GMT+2",
      "buy_now_price_usd": null,
      "current_bid_usd": 17100,
      "engine": "3.0L, 6 cyl., 382HP",
      "estimated_max_usd": 33690,
      "estimated_min_usd": 23590,
      "final_bid_usd": null,
      "has_360_view": false,
      "has_video": true,
      "image": "https://images.bid.cars/045939874_6abf058b1ec8c/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-1.jpg",
      "images": [
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-1.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-2.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-3.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-4.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-5.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-6.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-7.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-8.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-9.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-10.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-11.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-12.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-13.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-14.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-15.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606-16.jpg"
      ],
      "location": "Des Moines (IA)",
      "loss_type": "Collision",
      "lot": "0-45939874",
      "name": "2023 BMW 3 Series, M340I M340I Xdrive",
      "odometer_mi": 31525,
      "primary_damage": "Left side",
      "sale_document": "Salvage (Iowa)",
      "seller": "Progressive Casualty Insurance",
      "seller_trusted": true,
      "sold_before": false,
      "source": "IAAI",
      "start_code": "Run / Drive",
      "status": "active",
      "tag": "2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606",
      "time_left": "2 d 9 h 39 min",
      "time_left_seconds": 207590,
      "title_has_lien": false,
      "url": "https://bid.cars/en/lot/0-45939874/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF05P8C79606",
      "vehicle_type": "Automobile",
      "video_url": "https://mediastorageaccountprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/46439046_VES-100_1",
      "vin": "3MW49FF05P8C79606"
    },
    {
      "bid_closes": "Mon 12 Oct, 19:00 GMT+2",
      "buy_now_price_usd": 20250,
      "current_bid_usd": 25,
      "engine": "3.0L, 6 cyl., 386HP",
      "estimated_max_usd": 33510,
      "estimated_min_usd": 24300,
      "final_bid_usd": null,
      "has_360_view": false,
      "has_video": false,
      "image": "https://images.bid.cars/045688000_6ac4126f960f0/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-1.jpg",
      "images": [
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        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-2.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-3.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-4.jpg",
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        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-7.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-8.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-9.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-10.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-11.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-12.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-13.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-14.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549-15.jpg"
      ],
      "location": "Fort Worth... (TX)",
      "loss_type": "Collision",
      "lot": "0-45688000",
      "name": "2025 BMW 3 Series, M340I Xdrive",
      "odometer_mi": 999999,
      "primary_damage": "Front end",
      "sale_document": "Salvage (Texas)",
      "seller": "Progressive Casualty Insurance",
      "seller_trusted": true,
      "sold_before": false,
      "source": "IAAI",
      "start_code": "Stationary",
      "status": "active",
      "tag": "2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549",
      "time_left": "2 d 9 h 39 min",
      "time_left_seconds": 207590,
      "title_has_lien": false,
      "url": "https://bid.cars/en/lot/0-45688000/2025-BMW-3-Series-3MW69FT02S8F84549",
      "vehicle_type": "Automobile",
      "video_url": null,
      "vin": "3MW69FT02S8F84549"
    },
    {
      "bid_closes": "Wed 14 Oct, 16:00 GMT+2",
      "buy_now_price_usd": null,
      "current_bid_usd": 2050,
      "engine": "3.0L, 6 cyl., 382HP",
      "estimated_max_usd": 33270,
      "estimated_min_usd": 23300,
      "final_bid_usd": null,
      "has_360_view": false,
      "has_video": true,
      "image": "https://images.bid.cars/170303546_6ac5459c2c61b/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-1.jpg",
      "images": [
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        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-2.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-3.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-4.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-5.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-6.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-7.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-8.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-9.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-10.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-11.jpg",
        "https://pluto.bid.car/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411-12.jpg"
      ],
      "location": "Gastonia (NC)",
      "loss_type": null,
      "lot": "1-70303546",
      "name": "2023 BMW 3 Series, M340XI",
      "odometer_mi": 33065,
      "primary_damage": "Rear end",
      "sale_document": "SC (North Carolina)",
      "seller": "Usaa",
      "seller_trusted": true,
      "sold_before": false,
      "source": "Copart",
      "start_code": "Run / Drive",
      "status": "active",
      "tag": "2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411",
      "time_left": "4 d 6 h 39 min",
      "time_left_seconds": 369590,
      "title_has_lien": false,
      "url": "https://bid.cars/en/lot/1-70303546/2023-BMW-3-Series-3MW49FF06P8D17411",
      "vehicle_type": "Automobile",
      "video_url": "https://cs.copart.com/v1/AUTH_svc.pdoc00001/ids-c-prod-lpp/0926/0f9109eeabcb4b719de84687d97f7e5c_O.mp4",
      "vin": "3MW49FF06P8D17411"
    }
  ],
  "mode": "filters",
  "next_page": 2,
  "observed_at_ms": 1791615010499,
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 50,
  "result_count": 5,
  "to": 50
}

Benchmarks

Retail benchmarks

Quality, speed and cost, last 24 hours, across every agent call to bid.cars through Alexandria.

Quality
99.2%
Calls answered without a tool error
Speed
2.5 s
95% of successful calls finish faster
Cost
5 credits
Firecrawl credits per call
Calls
131
Last 24 hours, every Alexandria user
Quality and speed of each tool, last 24 hours
ToolQualitySpeedCalls
Get lot98.7%531 ms78
Search lots100%2.5 s48

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