Catawiki is the fastest-growing online auction platform in Europe. With over 300 weekly auctions in 80 categories, and 12 million international visitors per month, Catawiki is the site for buying and selling special objects.
All our auctions start on Fridays and end on set days during the week. They are visited by a large international audience. All auctions are supervised by experts, guaranteeing a varied and high-quality selection of items. Our special payment system ensures safe and secure transactions.
If you place a bid during the final minute, that lot's bidding window will be extended by one minute. This is done to ensure that everyone has an equal chance of winning. The aim is to avoid everyone having everyone postpone bidding until the final 5 seconds.
Auction fees amount 9% including VAT. Catawiki will send a separate invoice to the buyer for the auction fees.
Once a bid has been placed, it becomes binding. You are required to purchase any lot you win for the amount you've bid. By placing a bid, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
Payment is very straightforward and user-friendly. You can pay online, via credit card or direct bank transfer. Customers from select countries can use iDeal, Bancontact, Mr Cash, or DirecteBanking. If you are unable to pay online, you can also transfer the sum to our account. The details required can be found in the email you will receive.
You're buying the lot you won from the seller indicated. The seller is mentioned either in the lots list, or below the lot's description. The order and payment pages also clearly indicate which seller you are buying the offered item from. Catawiki only provides the platform used to run the auction. The seller mentioned in the lot's description is at all times fully responsible for the products or services to be delivered.
A reserve price is a hidden minimum selling price; the minimum at which you, as a seller, would be willing to let an item go. If a reserve price has not been met once the auction ends, that particular lot will not be auctioned off. Please go here for more info.
Some valuable lots come with an estimated revenue, indicated by the expert. The estimated price range mentioned serves only as an indication, and offers no guarantees as to a lot's actual value.
When placing an automatic bid higher than an item’s reserve price, your first bid will automatically match that of the item’s reserve price. Your automatic bid will remain active. When placing an automatic bid matching an item’s reserve price, your first bid will match the item’s reserve price. Having reached its maximum, your automatic bid will no longer be active. When placing an automatic bid below an item’s reserve price, your full bid will be placed automatically, and show up in the bidding log. Having reached its maximum, your automatic bid will no longer be active.
Auction alerts are automated email messages, sent once an item you are searching for is offered at one of our auction. Standard searches only use the titles and sub-titles of each lot. If you'd also like to search the lot descriptions, please select the box marked "Also search lot descriptions". You'll receive a maximum of 1 email per week if your auction alerts match any new auction lots.
By selecting a date from the left-hand menu titled "outcomes of previous auctions" on the current auction page, you can view the revenue of lots from previous auctions.
No, any placed bid is binding by law, and remain active until someone places a higher bid on the lot. If a lot has been fixed with a reserve price, and your accepted bid falls below that reserve, that lot will not be sold off.
No. You will only be informed if an item on your wish list is put of for sale from the marketplace.
You can add any item to your wish list. This also applies to items that are put up for auction. The catalogue number is stated below the lot and can be entered in the search bar.
Yes, you can bid from any country. The item will be delivered to your stated address.
Yes, you can make payments from any country. This can be done by credit card or other online payment methods.
Some lot descriptions indicate that lot may be picked up by arrangement. You'll need to indicate your intention of picking it up through the automated email payment confirmation. In this case, you'll not be charged with shipping costs.
Yes, items can be shipped abroad. However, this does have consequences for shipping costs.
The sellers of the lots determine the shipping costs themselves. Shipping costs are stated below each lot's description.
Sellers are responsible for their lots' shipment. Shipping is usually done through a parcel service, who will ship it neatly and firmly packaged.
When any lot is sold to you, an e-mail message is sent saying that you have won that lot. The message states the steps which need to be taken in order to obtain the actual item.
To make sure that bidding increments aren't pointless, Catawiki uses minimum increments. This is to avoid people losing lots by just $1 difference. Higher increments than those suggested are allowed, however.
A table of increments is shown below.
| Current bid from $ | to $ | bid step $ |
|---|---|---|
| $ 1 | $ 12 | $ 2 |
| $ 12 | $ 115 | $ 6 |
| $ 115 | $ 230 | $ 12 |
| $ 230 | $ 575 | $ 23 |
| $ 575 | $ 1,149 | $ 58 |
| $ 1,149 | $ 2,298 | $ 115 |
| $ 2,298 | $ 5,744 | $ 230 |
| $ 5,744 | $ 11,488 | $ 575 |
| $ 11,488 | $ 22,976 | $ 1,149 |
| $ 22,976 | $ 57,440 | $ 2,298 |
| $ 57,440 | $ 114,880 | $ 5,744 |
| $ 114,880 | $ 229,760 | $ 11,488 |
| $ 229,760 | $ 574,400 | $ 22,976 |
| $ 500,000 | > $ 500,000 | $ 57,440 |
Catawiki is available in GBP, USD and EUR. Prices in these currencies are converted using the currency exchange rate applicable at the start of the auction. This rate is also applied to commission rates and shipping costs. The currency exchange rate applied to this auction is: $1.00 = €0.87047.
Our auctions are supervised by a notary official in order to guarantee the validity of all bids placed. This independent notary may review the full bidding history of any of Catawiki's registered bidders and/or auctions at any given time. Access rights to Catawiki's auction system are fully reserved for the notary, and no other third parties have access to this system. Please go here for more info.
If you have any important questions which have not been addressed above, please send us an email. We will contact you as soon as possible.
