GovAuctions
Auction aggregator in Money & business
People recommend it as one search across several government auction sites, so shoppers don't have to check each dated site separately. Critics say results are often incomplete or show items from the wrong location.
People recommend it as one search across several government auction sites, so shoppers don't have to check each dated site separately. Critics say results are often incomplete or show items from the wrong location.
25 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 14
- criticize it
- 11
- approval share
- 56%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 14 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Searches many government auction sites together
“Your site is awesome. I too am tired of checking five different government auction websites every day, each with a terrible interface from 2005.”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search” “otherwise much better experience for accessing gov auctions”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions.app now in US,UK,CA,AU with deal scores and bid estimates” Could widen the pool of bidders
“you are mostly increasing liquidity and cutting out the middleman that is the wholesale purchasers and bidders”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once” “This is a real public service. More people can find better deals, this increases the pool of bidders”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once” Praised as cool and worth using
“Cool site though, I could get into it”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once” “Thanks for building this!”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Missing listings from other platforms
“Doesn't seem like your site is pulling results from them.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once” “Seems to be missing stuff. I searched "volkswagen" on govdeals and found a lot of vehicles listed but nothing on this site.”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once” “Doesn't seem accurate considering GovDeals has auctions in NY, NJ and CT listed but your website has nothing.”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once” - Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once”
- Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once”
Wrong locations in results
“It's still a bit wonky. When I visit the feed I see items in AL and AZ, which are many hundreds of miles away from 10003 (NYC).”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once” “A lot of your "Madison, WI" listings are actually in Greenbay.”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search” “I'm getting only Wisconsin no matter what state I choose.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once”
What people said
24 of the 26 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“otherwise much better experience for accessing gov auctions”
“Thank you for adding more countries!”
“A lot of your "Madison, WI" listings are actually in Greenbay.”
“Before your post, I didn't know the government auctioned off homes online”
“Looks like that one actually works too!”
“Your site is awesome. I too am tired of checking five different government auction websites every day, each with a terrible interface from 2005.”
“I'm getting only Wisconsin no matter what state I choose.”
“Doesn't seem like your site is pulling results from them.”
“you are mostly increasing liquidity and cutting out the middleman that is the wholesale purchasers and bidders”
“It's still a bit wonky. When I visit the feed I see items in AL and AZ, which are many hundreds of miles away from 10003 (NYC).”
“If you're going to share a local website on a global site like HN at least mention the locality”
“Cool site though, I could get into it”
“Thanks for building this!”
“Data seems to be wrong/stale, eg your website say no bids, but underlying gov auction site lists a bid”
“The title claims to search every platform but I don't see any evidence of either”
“I like the project! Echoing that I'm seeing issues with anything from GovDeals surfacing in my area”
“I wish it listed some of the basic specs”
“I bookmarked it and already shared it with a few friends.”
“a lot of it doesn't really work once you click into a particular state”
“Doesn't seem accurate considering GovDeals has auctions in NY, NJ and CT listed but your website has nothing.”
“But I don't see them, for instance the UC davis bike auctions are not included.”
“Seems to be missing stuff. I searched "volkswagen" on govdeals and found a lot of vehicles listed but nothing on this site.”
“back button returns you to a reset listing, so you cannot click and item go back and retain the last position”
“This is a real public service. More people can find better deals, this increases the pool of bidders”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.