Catawiki

Catawiki was founded by René Schoenmakers, a Dutch comic collector, and Marco Jansen, a Dutch developer.{{Cite web |title=Online Auction Site Catawiki, a Platform That Will Have Impact |url=https://artdependence.com/articles/online-auction-site-catawiki-a-platform-that-will-have-impact/}} It went online on 10 September 2008 as an online wiki-based compendium of collector's catalogues.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-07 |title=Amsterdam-based Catawiki scoops up €150M; 6 interesting things to know about the 12-year-old auction platform {{!}} Silicon Canals |url=https://siliconcanals.com/crowdfunding/catawiki-raises-150m/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |language=en-US}} First focusing on comics, the database later covered items such as postage stamps, coins and telephone cards. The name "Catawiki" is a portmanteau of the words "catalogue" and "wiki".

Since 2011 Catawiki has been hosting auctions for thousands of different objects. The site was originally in Dutch, but was made available in English in 2011, in French and German in 2012, and in Spanish, Italian and Chinese in 2015.[http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5600/Kunst-literatuur/article/detail/4086122/2015/06/23/Online-veilinghuis-uit-Assen-verovert-de-wereld.dhtml Online veilinghuis uit Assen verovert de wereld], Algemeen Dagblad, 23 June 2015[https://venturebeat.com/2015/07/29/catawiki-raises-82m-to-grow-its-specialist-online-auction-house-globally/ Catawiki raises $82M to grow its online auction platform for collectibles such as dinosaur bones], VentureBeat.com, 29 July 2015

Catawiki has been curating weekly auctions since 2011, across a number of categories such as art, books, curiosa, model trains, stamps, wine and classic cars. Catawiki's auctions are online-only. Bids are open for all to see. Winners pay what they bid via a secure payment service to receive the object from the seller.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/12032751/Internet-auctioneer-Catawiki-launches-in-UK-to-capture-biggest-collectibles-market.html Internet auctioneer Catawiki launches in UK to capture biggest collectibles market], The Daily Telegraph, 7 December 2015 Catawiki operates a network of over 240 experts who value, authenticate and curate objects.[https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/29/hollands-catawiki-raises-82m-to-take-on-ebay-in-collectible-auctions/ Holland’s Catawiki Raises $82M To Take On eBay In Collectible Auctions], TechCrunch, 29 July 2015 The site makes money by charging a Buyer Protection Fee of 9% + €3 and the Seller Fee of 12.5% (ex VAT) of the sale price.

• Star Wars Darth Vader helmet with Swarovski crystals, €3,000 (December 2020)
• Esquel meteorite, €4,900 (February 2014)
• DeLorean DMC-12, sold for €20,500 (September 2014)
• Jaw of a T-rex, €10,000 (November 2014)
• Macallan Anniversary Malt (over 50 years old), €14,500 (January 2015)
• Signed first Tintin comic book (Tintin au pays des Soviets), €30,000 (May 2015){{Cite web|url=https://www.catawiki.com/l/582449-tintin-t1-tintin-au-pays-des-soviets-zwart-wit-hc-1st-edition-1930|title = Tintin T1 - Tintin au pays des soviets - Zwart-wit - hc - 1st edition - (1930)}}
• A bottle of Romanée-Conti Grand Cru, €4,500 (May 2015)
• Lego Star Wars – Millennium Falcon set, €4,700 (June 2015)
• Oil on canvas by Aristarkh Lentulov, €24,000 (August 2015)
• Porsche 356 from 1960, sold for €165,000 (October 2015)
• Tintin book, one of c.10 exemplars, used by Hergé, £61,050 (September 2017){{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/rare-tintin-book-sells-61000-11251672|title=Rare Tintin book sells for £61k - how to tell if your comics are worth thousands|first=Emma|last=Munbodh|date=28 September 2017|website=mirror}}
• A collection of 2017 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, €34,000 (July 2020)
• A Chateau Lafite Rothschild Vertical: 1969 – 2016, €28,000 (January 2021)

• List of wikis

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• {{cite web | last=Catawiki | first=Catawiki | title=Darth Vader: Star Wars, with Swarovski Crystals | website=Catawiki | date=December 2020 | url=https://www.catawiki.com/l/42355619 | language=en | access-date=December 16, 2020}}
• {{cite web | title=Catawiki, le aste online per collezionisti | website=La Stampa | date=July 18, 2016 | url=http://www.lastampa.it/2016/07/18/tecnologia/news/con-catawiki-le-aste-online-per-collezionisti-rGPDjBnb9EtBjNXBCdmVKK/pagina.html | language=it | ref={{sfnref | LaStampa.it | 2016}} | access-date=February 17, 2017}}
• {{cite web | last=Bakir | first=Daniel | title=Kuriositäten unterm Hammer: T-Rex, KITT und das älteste Kondom der Welt | website=Stern | date=June 15, 2016 | url=http://www.stern.de/photoshow-6900262.html | language=de | access-date=February 17, 2017}}
• {{cite web | last=Van Groningen | first=Elco | title='EBay of Antiques' CEO Predicts U.K. Sellers Benefit From Brexit | website=Bloomberg News | date=July 6, 2016 | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-06/-ebay-of-antiques-ceo-predicts-u-k-sellers-benefit-from-brexit | access-date=February 17, 2017}}
• {{cite web | last=Kharpal | first=Arjun | title=This eBay for collectors just got $82M funding | website=CNBC | date=July 30, 2015 | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/30/this-ebay-for-collectors-just-got-82m-funding.html | access-date=February 17, 2017}}

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