Never miss a government auction again. 20+ platforms monitored, one unified alert system.
AuctionAlert is a dedicated government auction monitoring powerhouse designed for serious buyers who need comprehensive coverage across every major surplus platform. From federal agencies like GSA and the US Treasury to state-level surplus programs and popular aggregators like GovDeals and PublicSurplus, AuctionAlert watches over 20 distinct auction sources and delivers real-time alerts through Discord webhooks, email, desktop notifications, and sound.
The application features a dual user interface: a polished Tkinter desktop GUI for daily use and a Rich-powered terminal UI for headless servers and remote operation. Under the hood, AuctionAlert employs a sophisticated scraper registry where each auction site self-registers with its own rate limits, proxy preferences, and rendering requirements. Sites that require JavaScript execution automatically spin up stealth browser sessions via undetected-chromedriver, while lighter sites use fast HTTP requests with rotating user agents.
AuctionAlert's proxy rotation system supports multiple strategies including round-robin, random, sticky, fastest-response, and weighted selection. Combined with per-site proxy groups and automatic health monitoring, you can scale your monitoring without worrying about IP blocks or rate-limit walls. The SQLite database tracks watchlist items, scheduled searches, watched auctions, and complete alert history with smart deduplication to keep your notifications clean and actionable.
Automate your deal pipeline across all major government surplus platforms. Set keyword alerts for specific equipment categories and get notified before the competition even sees the listing. Monitor auctions across GovDeals, PropertyRoom, and 18+ additional platforms simultaneously.
Source vehicles from GSA Fleet Sales, state surplus programs, and military disposition sites at a fraction of dealer prices. Track specific makes, models, or vehicle types with price ceiling alerts to stay within budget.
Find heavy equipment, power tools, and industrial machinery from government liquidation sales. Monitor Municibid for municipal equipment, GovPlanet for military surplus, and PublicSurplus for school district and agency dispositions.
Acquire servers, networking gear, laptops, and other IT hardware from federal surplus at deep discounts. Watch GSA Auctions and DLA Disposition for enterprise-grade equipment that agencies are cycling out.
Federal (GSA, Treasury, US Marshals, DLA), aggregators (GovDeals, GovPlanet, Municibid, PublicSurplus, PropertyRoom, Bid4Assets), and state/local surplus programs for Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida.
Five rotation strategies (round-robin, random, sticky, fastest, weighted) with automatic health monitoring, per-site proxy groups, and ban detection with failover. Scale without getting blocked.
Discord webhooks with rich embeds, SMTP email notifications, native desktop notifications, and sound alerts. Rate-limited to 30 messages per minute with priority-based filtering and smart deduplication.
Rotating user agents across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge on Windows and Mac. Configurable delays, header randomization, graceful 429 handling, and Selenium with undetected-chromedriver for JS-heavy sites.
Full-featured Tkinter desktop GUI with search, watchlist management, and notification setup. Plus a Rich terminal UI for servers, SSH sessions, and headless monitoring.
Set up background monitoring with configurable check intervals from 60 seconds to daily. The watchlist engine continuously scans your target sites and alerts you when new matches appear.