# Mandarake Japan Collectibles — Prices In Stock & Sold Out (`jpmarketdata/mandarake-market-checker`) Actor

Type a keyword and get what anime figures, manga, toys and cards cost on Mandarake, Japan's biggest secondhand shop. Returns search-wide in-stock/sold-out counts, plus typical in-stock and sold-out prices (sold comps) from the first 120 items. $0.02 per keyword, no results = no charge. Unofficial.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/mandarake-market-checker.md
- **Developed by:** [h ichi](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 87.9% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $20.00 / 1,000 keyword market summaries

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## Mandarake Japan Collectibles — Prices In Stock & Sold Out

**What it does:** Type a keyword and get what anime figures, manga, toys and trading cards cost on Mandarake, Japan's biggest secondhand collectibles store.

**You enter:** one or more keywords, Japanese works best, e.g. `ガンダム`; optional category (toys, cards, comics…).

**You get:** in-stock and sold-out counts for the whole search; typical in-stock price and range, and typical sold-out price (fixed-price shop, so close to what items went for) — measured on the first 120 listings returned; the shops they sit in. Optional: one row each.

**Price:** $0.02 per keyword — every keyword in your list is charged. +$0.002 per item if you also want the list. A keyword that returns nothing is never charged.

**Example:** enter `ガンダム` → 72,464 listings found (23,157 in stock, 49,307 sold out) · of the first 120, typical in-stock price ¥4,000 (range ¥200–48,000) and typical sold-out price ¥5,000 (only 5 sold-out items in that sample) · top shops Nakano and Kyoto (real run, 2026-08-17)

> Unofficial — not affiliated with Mandarake. Reads public pages only.

### Pricing — $0.02 per keyword

| Event | Price | When |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword market summary | $0.02 | Per keyword analyzed |
| Individual item | $0.002 | Only if you enable **Include individual items** |

A default run (1 keyword, summary only) costs **$0.02**. You are never charged for a keyword that returns zero listings. You pay per keyword you ask for; there is no monthly fee.

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `keywords` | `["ガンダム"]` | Japanese works best, English usually works too (measured 2026-08-18: `gundam` 72,482 listings, `ガンダム` 72,447). A broad word returns a **mixed-category** middle price — `ガンダム` covers figures, manga and cards at once. Narrow it with a product name or a model code (`MG サザビー`, `RG νガンダム`, `HGUC 1/144`) and a `categoryCode` |
| `categoryCode` | `"02"` | Optional category filter: 11=Comics, 12=Goods, 02=Toys, 05=Cards/Stickers, 04=Anime, 03=Doujins… Use it together with a product name to keep the middle price inside one kind of item |
| `maxItemsPerKeyword` | `120` | Newest listings sampled per keyword (30–360) |
| `includeIndividualItems` | `false` | Enable to get each item as a record |
| `convertToUsd` | `true` | Adds USD stats at the current exchange rate |

### Output example (summary)

Measured on 2026-08-17 (real run, `ガンダム`, default input). Note that only 5 of the 120 sampled listings were sold out, so `soldPriceJpy` rests on 5 items.

```json
{
  "type": "market_summary",
  "keyword": "ガンダム",
  "totalListingsFound": 72464,
  "inStockTotal": 23157,
  "soldOutTotal": 49307,
  "countMismatch": false,
  "keywordStatus": "ok",
  "hint": null,
  "sampledListings": 120,
  "sampledInStock": 115,
  "sampledSoldOut": 5,
  "askPriceJpy": {
    "min": 200,
    "p25": 2000,
    "median": 4000,
    "p75": 9500,
    "max": 48000,
    "average": 10622
  },
  "soldPriceJpy": {
    "min": 1800,
    "p25": 3800,
    "median": 5000,
    "p75": 5300,
    "max": 5500,
    "average": 4280
  },
  "shopTop": [
    [
      "Nakano + 1 others",
      7
    ],
    [
      "Kyoto",
      7
    ],
    [
      "Sahra + 3 others",
      6
    ],
    [
      "Complex",
      6
    ],
    [
      "Nakano",
      5
    ]
  ],
  "checkedAt": "2026-08-17T17:40:45.818696+00:00",
  "askPriceUsd": {
    "min": 1.26,
    "p25": 12.56,
    "median": 25.12,
    "p75": 59.67,
    "max": 301.49,
    "average": 66.72
  },
  "soldPriceUsd": {
    "min": 11.31,
    "p25": 23.87,
    "median": 31.41,
    "p75": 33.29,
    "max": 34.55,
    "average": 26.88
  },
  "exchangeRateJpyUsd": 0.006281
}
```

### Use cases

- **Sourcing & arbitrage** — compare Mandarake's ask prices against eBay/Mercari sold prices before ordering through a proxy service
- **Pricing your inventory** — the sold-out price distribution tells you what the Japanese market actually pays, not what sellers hope for
- **Collection tracking** — check how much of a series or character is on the market, and at what price, without opening the site

### Notes & limits

- **A broad keyword gives you a mixed middle price.** `ガンダム` (72,447 listings) mixes figures, model kits, manga and cards, so its median is the middle of all of them together. For a price you can act on, search the product as it is sold — `MG サザビー` (6 listings) — or add a `categoryCode`
- `totalListingsFound` includes sold-out items; `inStockTotal` (exact, from a separate filtered count) is what you can buy now
- **The shop's two counts can disagree on a narrow keyword.** They are built from different indexes: measured 2026-08-18, `MG Sazabi` declares 1 item in the all-items search and 2 in the in-stock-only search. When that happens the row carries `countMismatch: true` and `soldOutTotal: null` — both raw counts are still there, and nothing is rounded to make them agree
- **A keyword that found nothing still gets its row**, with `keywordStatus: "not_found"`, a one-line `hint` on what to try next, and no charge. A keyword with hits has `keywordStatus: "ok"` and `hint: null`
- Sold-out listings carry no sold *date*, so no time-series is possible — the split and the two price distributions are the signal
- Adult-flagged items are included in counts and marked `isAdult` on individual records
- Every summary also carries `checkedAt`, the UTC time the search was read, and `soldPriceUsd` when the USD conversion is on
- Read-only and throttled (~1 request / 1.5 s). No login, no personal data, nothing stored between runs

***

### 日本語ガイド

**まんだらけ通販の相場をキーワード単位で1コールで返す Actor です。**

- **概要**: キーワードごとに、販売中商品の価格統計(中央値と価格帯)、**売切商品の価格統計**(まんだらけは定価販売のため売切価格≒実売価格)、在庫/売切の件数内訳、在庫を持つ店舗トップ5を集計します。海外コレクター・代購業者・リセーラー向けに英語フィールド名+USD換算付き。
- **使い方**: `keywords` に検索キーワード(日本語推奨、英語も概ね有効: 実測 2026-08-18 で gundam 72,482件 / ガンダム 72,447件)を入力してください。**一般語は異種混在の中央値**になります(ガンダム = フィギュア・プラモ・漫画・カードの混合)。商品名や型番(`MG サザビー` 6件、`RG νガンダム`)と `categoryCode`(02=おもちゃ、05=カード類 など)で絞ってください。0件のときは `keywordStatus: "not_found"` と `hint` が付き、課金されません。まんだらけの2種類の件数(全件/在庫のみ)が食い違う場合は `countMismatch: true`・`soldOutTotal: null` として両方の生の件数をそのまま返します。
- **料金**: キーワードサマリー1件 $0.02。個別商品データが必要な場合のみ `includeIndividualItems` を ON(+$0.002/件)。0件のキーワードには課金されません。従量課金です。

### If something goes wrong

- **Wrong number or a failed run?** Open a ticket on the **Issues** tab. I read every one and reply within 2 business days (Japan time).
- **You never get a fake "empty" result.** If the site can't be read, the run fails and says so.
- **No results = no charge.** You only pay for results you actually get.
- **Checked every week.** An automatic test runs this tool weekly; if the site changes, I fix it.
- **Public pages only.** No login, no personal data, and it goes easy on the site.

### More tools by the same author

- [BookOff Japan Used Manga, Books, CDs — Price & Stock](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/bookoff-market-checker)
- [@cosme Japan Beauty Ranking — Top 50 Ratings & Prices](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/cosme-beauty-market-checker)
- [Digimart Japan Used Guitar & Instrument Prices](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/digimart-instrument-market-checker)
- [Fujiya Camera Japan Used Camera Prices by Condition](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/fujiya-camera-market-checker)
- [HobbyLink Japan Gunpla & Figure Prices + Stock Status](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/hlj-hobby-market-checker)
- [Iosys Japan Used iPhone & Phone Prices by Condition](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/iosys-phone-market-checker)
- [Tackleberry Japan Used Fishing Tackle Prices & Counts](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/tackleberry-tackle-market-checker)
- [Yuyu-tei Japan TCG Card Prices — Sell & Buy-back Price](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/yuyutei-tcg-price-checker)
- [Mercari Japan Sold Prices — What Items Really Sell For](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/mercari-japan-price-checker)
- [Yahoo! Auctions Japan Sold Prices — Median, Range, Bids](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/yahoo-auction-sold-comps)

Other language editions of this tool: [中文](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/mandarake-market-cn) · [한국어](https://apify.com/jpmarketdata/mandarake-market-kr)

All tools (Japan marketplaces, real estate, jobs, racing, prediction markets): <https://apify.com/jpmarketdata>

### Disclaimer

Unofficial, independent tool — **not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Mandarake**. Product names and logos belong to their owners and only say where the data comes from. Data is read from public pages, for market research; check before you act on it.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

One or more search keywords (Japanese works best, English usually works too — measured 2026-08-18: 'gundam' 72,482 listings, 'ガンダム' 72,447). A broad word returns a mixed-category middle price: 'ガンダム' covers figures, model kits, manga and cards at once. For a price you can act on, search the product as it is sold and add a category: 'MG サザビー' (6 listings), 'RG νガンダム', 'HGUC 1/144'. A keyword that finds nothing comes back with keywordStatus 'not\_found' and is not charged.

## `categoryCode` (type: `string`):

Restrict the search to one Mandarake category. Common codes: 00=All, 11=Comics/Light Novels, 12=Goods, 01=Books, 10=Magazines, 02=Toys, 03=Doujins, 06=AV/Games, 07=Idols/Voice Actors, 05=Cards/Stickers, 04=Anime. Leave empty for all categories.

## `maxItemsPerKeyword` (type: `integer`):

How many newest listings to sample per keyword. 120 = one result page. More items = better statistics. Affects cost only when 'Include individual items' is enabled (+$0.002 per item).

## `includeIndividualItems` (type: `boolean`):

Off by default: a run costs a flat $0.02 per keyword summary. Enable to also get every sampled item (title, price, shop, in-stock/sold-out, item URL) at +$0.002 per item.

## `convertToUsd` (type: `boolean`):

Adds USD statistics next to JPY using the current exchange rate (open.er-api.com).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "ガンダム"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerKeyword": 120,
  "includeIndividualItems": false,
  "convertToUsd": true
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "ガンダム"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jpmarketdata/mandarake-market-checker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keywords": ["ガンダム"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jpmarketdata/mandarake-market-checker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 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)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "ガンダム"
  ]
}' |
apify call jpmarketdata/mandarake-market-checker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jpmarketdata/mandarake-market-checker"
        }
    }
}

```

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 <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` 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/h09wUjBVb58N1vEdN/builds/0tWNMQsf9TOsIVqkL/openapi.json