{
  "query": {
    "country": "US",
    "what": "vehicles",
    "months": 12
  },
  "status": "ok",
  "price": {
    "currency": "USD",
    "unit": "per lot",
    "value": 3500,
    "measure": "median",
    "median": 3500,
    "typical_low": 272,
    "typical_high": 14058,
    "min": 5,
    "max": 78200
  },
  "sample_size": 2358,
  "period": {
    "from": "2026-05-06",
    "to": "2026-09-25"
  },
  "confidence": "high",
  "price_type": "transaction",
  "as_of": "2026-10-23T08:54:11.045Z",
  "source": {
    "id": "us-gsa-surplus",
    "name": "U.S. Government (GSA) Surplus Auction Dataset",
    "publisher": "GovAuctions, compiled from GSA Auctions (gsaauctions.gov)",
    "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
    "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "GovAuctions (https://govauctions.app), 'U.S. Government (GSA) Surplus Auction Dataset', CC BY 4.0. Aggregated by ProofPrice (changed: medians and percentiles only).",
    "url": "https://github.com/benswork-space/us-government-surplus-dataset"
  },
  "method": "Median and 10th–90th percentile of the final bid on sold federal surplus auction lots (GSA Auctions, via GovAuctions) that match the lot type, in the stated months. Lots with no bid are left out. The bid excludes the buyer premium. No range under 5 lots.",
  "method_url": "https://proofprice.com/method",
  "summary": "Matching surplus lots marked sold had a median final (winning) bid of US$3,500 per lot (10th–90th percentile US$272 to US$14,058); a bid level before the buyer premium, not a confirmed sale price or receipt; used goods at auction, not retail prices. Based on 2358 records from GovAuctions, compiled from GSA Auctions (gsaauctions.gov) (2026-05-06 to 2026-09-25). Confidence: high.",
  "notice": "Information, not a valuation or offer. Ranges describe past recorded prices.",
  "answer_id": "ans_cbd4e02fc1feda9e72fc",
  "method_version": "1",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-23T08:54:11.045Z",
  "evidence": {
    "type": "transaction",
    "label": "Auction final bids (winning bid level)",
    "meaning": "The last recorded bid on lots marked sold at public GSA auctions, compiled by GovAuctions from the auction listings: a winning bid level before the buyer premium, not a confirmed completed sale or receipt, and not a retail price."
  },
  "reliability": "record_level",
  "data_as_of": "2026-09-25",
  "data_age_days": 28,
  "suggestions": []
}