What makes you skip a lot/bulk deal instantly?

I tend to build products by starting with the problem and then iterating on the design until it feels obvious.

LotFilter came from spending way too much time clicking through liquidation marketplaces, reading messy manifests, and trying to mentally estimate whether a lot was even worth deeper research. Most of the work happens before bidding; comparing lots, estimating resale value, and spotting risk; but that part is almost entirely manual today.

So I focused on building something that sits one step earlier in the process: aggregating lots across marketplaces and analyzing manifests to help narroww down which auctions are actually worth investigating.

This is still very much a work in progress, and I’m genuinely curious how others approach this problem.

A few questions I’d love feedback on:

• If you’ve bought liquidation lots before, what part of the process wastes the most time for you?
• Do you trust automated resale estimates, or do you prefer rough ranges + risk signals?
• What’s one signal that immediately makes you skip a lot?
• Are there marketplaces you wish were easier to compare side-by-side?

Open to any honest feedback, even if it’s “this wouldn’t help me.”