Lot Check is a Telegram bot for people who buy cars from the US at Copart and IAAI auctions: it checks your searches every minute, around the clock, and sends Buy Now alerts. A subscription starts at €29 a month (Start, up to 3 links), and businesses can use the API at €5 a month per link, with a €50 minimum.
What Lot Check is
Lot Check is a ready-made product that grew out of our Buy Now alerts case study. The client bought cars at US auctions, and the existing services reacted with a delay of up to 5 minutes and sometimes missed lots. After the bot went live, he bought his first car within 7 days. Now the same thing is available as a subscription, with no development needed; the button to open the bot is on the case study page.
How the filters work and why reaction speed matters is covered in “Monitoring Copart and IAAI Auto Auctions via Telegram”. This article is about the product, the plans and the API.
How it works
- A search on the auction site. You set up filters right on copart.com or iaai.com and copy the link to the search page.
- A task in the bot. You give the task a name (up to 64 characters) and send the link. The bot replies that monitoring will start within a minute.
- A snapshot. The first check only records the lots that are already in the search.
- Alerts. From then on the bot checks the search every minute, day and night, and messages you when something changes.
Three Buy Now alerts
- a new lot with Buy Now appeared in the search;
- a lot that was only up for bidding got a Buy Now price;
- the Buy Now price changed, either down or up.
Each message has a photo of the lot (if there is one), your task name, the model, the old and new price, and an “Open lot” button that takes you to the auction page.
Lot Check plans
| Plan | Search links | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Start | up to 3 | €29 a month |
| Pro | up to 10 | €59 a month |
| Dealer | up to 25 | €99 a month |
| +1 link | added to any plan | €5 a month |
Every plan covers Copart and IAAI and sends Telegram alerts about new lots, Buy Now and price changes. There is no separate setup fee, only the monthly subscription. A link is freed when you delete a task: if you have hit the limit, remove one of your links or raise the limit. All prices are on the prices and timelines page.
A short overview of what Lot Check does, who it is for and its plans is on the product page lot-check.riadov.app, where you can also open the bot.
How to choose a plan
- Up to 3 searches: Start at €29. For 5 searches: €29 + 2 × €5 = €39 a month.
- From 9 searches: Pro. Start with 6 extra links costs the same €59 for 9 links, while Pro gives you 10.
- From 18 searches: Dealer. Pro with 8 extra links costs €99 for 18, while Dealer gives you 25 for the same price.
Business API
If you need lot data inside your own system, Lot Check is available via an API. You create tasks through the API, we monitor the searches and return the data, and the integration into your system is on your side.
The price is €5 a month per link, with no limit on the number of links and a minimum of €50 a month (10 links). Links above the minimum are billed separately at the end of the month. For example, 30 links come to 30 × €5 = €150 a month: the €50 minimum plus €100 on a separate invoice.
Subscription or API
| Compared | Subscription | Business API |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | One person who watches the auctions | A business with its own system |
| How data arrives | Telegram alerts | Via the API, integration on your side |
| Links | 3, 10 or 25 by plan, +€5 per extra link | No limit |
| How it's billed | Fixed monthly plan price | €5 per link a month, €50 minimum, the rest invoiced at month end |
Lot Check's limits
Important: Lot Check checks each search once a minute, not instantly. Between a lot appearing at the auction and your alert, there is up to a minute plus the time the check itself takes.
- The first check is a snapshot. Lots already in the search are recorded, and alerts cover what changes after that.
- Copart and IAAI only. Monitoring other websites is set up for each task: see the website and price monitoring page.
- One account, one person. A subscription is for a single account.
- Searches are limited by your plan. Several searches run at once within your link limit.
FAQ
How much does Lot Check cost?
The Start subscription with up to 3 links costs €29 a month, Pro with up to 10 links €59 and Dealer with up to 25 links €99; each extra link is €5 a month. The business API costs €5 a month per link, with a €50 monthly minimum.
How fast does a Buy Now alert arrive?
Lot Check checks every search on Copart and IAAI once a minute, around the clock. Between a lot appearing and the alert there is up to a minute plus the time of the check, so it is not instant.
What exactly does the bot report?
Three events: a new lot with Buy Now appeared in the search, a lot got a Buy Now price, or the Buy Now price changed in either direction. Each message has a photo, the model, the old and new price and a button to the lot page.
How do I add a search to Lot Check?
Set up filters on copart.com or iaai.com, copy the search link and send it to the bot with a task name. Monitoring starts within a minute, and the first check only records the lots already there.
How is the API different from the subscription?
The subscription sends Telegram alerts to one person for a fixed monthly price. With the API, a business creates tasks itself and receives the data in its own system, paying €5 per link a month with no limit on the number of links and a €50 minimum.
What if I run out of links on my plan?
New links can't be added until you delete one of your tasks or raise your limit. You raise the limit with extra links: each costs €5 a month and can be added to any plan.