I Let an AI Agent Browse Auction Sites While I Slept — Here's What It Found One thing I hear a lot: "How do you keep up with all the auction sites without spending hours every day?" Here's exactly what I've been running this week. I set up an AI agent that browses Troostwijk, Surplex, Klaravik, and NetBid every morning, filters for my core brands and product types, scores each lot, and sends me a ranked report before I've had my first coffee. This is what yesterday's report looked like: The top find: a 430-lot industrial electrical auction in Zonhoven, Belgium (Troostwijk A1-43714). One company's entire inventory going under the hammer — 60 Siemens lots, 62 ABB lots, 14 Schneider lots, plus sensors, contactors, relays, and cables. Lots starting from €50. The agent flagged this as 10/10 and it closes Friday. I would have missed this entirely if I was browsing manually. Other standouts from the same report: - 50x Siemens SIMATIC ET200 I/O modules (Surplex, Netherlands) — starting price €10. Zero bids at time of scan. These sell for €15–40 each on eBay. - 2 lots of 5x Danfoss VLT FC-302 frequency converters (Surplex, Netherlands) — €100 start per lot, no bids. FC-302s go for €150–400+ each depending on spec. - Siemens S7 CPU + I/O modules lot (Surplex, Germany) — €100 start, complete set including power supply. CPU alone sells for €200–500+ on eBay. - Batch of Siemens + Allen-Bradley PLC modules (Troostwijk, Belgium) — already 12 bids at €210. Demand confirmed. The agent also found a Danish pallet box of electrical components on Klaravik in Vejen — 0 DKK start, no reserve, Danish pickup. Low risk, low cost. 10 ranked lots. Total browsing time for me: 4 minutes. The scoring logic is built around my actual inventory — Siemens, Omron, SICK, ABB, Danfoss, Allen-Bradley, Festo — and prioritizes bulk lots over single items. Every lot in the report includes current bid, closing time, location, and a direct link. This isn't theory. That Troostwijk Belgium auction is real, it closes in two days, and I'd never have found it without the agent running overnight.

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