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title: "How to Sell on Catawiki: Fees, Auctions and Crosslisting for Resellers"
description: "Sell on Catawiki with Sellu: how the curated auction process works, approximate Catawiki seller fees, what collectors buy, and how to crosslist auctions."
date: 2026-08-17
author: The Sellu Team
faq:
  - question: "How do Catawiki auctions work for sellers?"
    answer: "You submit an item with photos and details, Catawiki's experts review it and decide whether to include it in a themed weekly auction, and if it's accepted, bidding runs over a fixed period. When the auction closes and your reserve is met, the highest bidder wins at the hammer price."
  - question: "What are Catawiki seller fees?"
    answer: "Catawiki typically charges a seller commission of roughly 12.5% of the hammer price, while buyers pay a premium of about 9% on top (approximate — both vary). These are approximations and Catawiki's fee schedule changes, so check the platform before you list."
  - question: "Can I crosslist to Catawiki with Sellu?"
    answer: "Catawiki integration is coming soon on Sellu. When it launches, you'll create one item in Sellu's stock manager and publish it to Catawiki alongside Vinted and your other marketplaces, with per-marketplace pricing and automatic delisting everywhere else when the item sells."
  - question: "Which Sellu plan includes Catawiki?"
    answer: "Catawiki — like every marketplace beyond Vinted and Wallapop — requires the Unlimited plan (€9.99/month, or 20% less billed annually). Free and Pro Extension cover Vinted plus Wallapop only."
  - question: "Who buys on Catawiki?"
    answer: "Collectors and enthusiasts across Europe — especially in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the UK. They are high-intent buyers who know what they want and are willing to pay premiums for rare, authenticated items."
  - question: "What sells best on Catawiki?"
    answer: "Special objects with scarcity value: vintage comics, model trains, coins, stamps, watches, art, jewellery, classic cars and curated collectibles. Everyday second-hand goods don't fit — Catawiki is for items collectors search for."
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> **The short version:** Catawiki is a Dutch online auction house (founded 2008) that runs weekly, expert-curated auctions for special objects — vintage comics, model trains, coins, stamps, watches, art, jewellery, classic cars and collectibles. Sellers submit items, Catawiki's experts decide what goes to auction, and buyers across Europe bid — with a buyer's premium of roughly 9% and a seller commission of about 12.5% of the hammer price (approximate). Sellu's cross-listing hub will let collectible sellers run Catawiki auctions alongside fixed-price listings on Vinted and other marketplaces, with auto-delist when an item sells anywhere. Catawiki support is coming soon and requires the [Unlimited plan](/pricing).

## What is Catawiki and who buys there

Catawiki is a curated online auction house based in the Netherlands, running weekly themed auctions since 2008. It is not a general marketplace: sellers **submit** items with photos and details, in-house experts review submissions, and only the items they accept go to auction — which is exactly why buyers trust it.

Its strongest categories are the classic collector worlds: **vintage comics, model trains, coins, stamps, watches, art, jewellery, classic cars and curated collectibles**. It is also active in interior objects, designer furniture, toys and trading cards.

**Who the buyers are:**

| Buyer persona | What they come for | Typical behavior |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Serious collectors | Completing sets — coins, stamps, comics | Watch weekly auctions, bid to win |
| Enthusiasts & hobbyists | Model trains, retro toys, vinyl | Budget-conscious but patient |
| Investors | Watches, jewellery, art | Compare hammer prices, trust expertise |
| Gift hunters | Unique objects, vintage design | Browse by theme, bid emotionally |

Buyers are high-intent and geographically spread across Europe, with the strongest participation in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the UK. Because items are curated and described by experts, buyers accept higher prices than they would on a classifieds site — the premium is paid for trust and rarity.

## Fees and economics of selling on Catawiki

Treat these numbers as approximate — Catawiki's fee schedule changes, and rates can vary by category and account:

- **Seller commission:** roughly **12.5% of the hammer price** (approximate). You receive the hammer price minus this commission.
- **Buyer's premium:** roughly **9% added on top of the hammer price** (approximate). The buyer pays this to Catawiki, not to you — but it shapes what buyers are willing to bid.
- **Acceptance is not guaranteed.** Experts may decline items they judge too common, inauthentic, or unlikely to sell.
- You typically set a **reserve/minimum price**; if bidding doesn't reach it, the item doesn't sell and you owe nothing (subject to Catawiki's current terms).

For resellers the economics work best on items with **scarcity value**: the auction format can push a rare piece well above fixed-price levels, and the ~12.5% commission is the cost of access to a pan-European collector audience. Sellu's stock manager tracks item cost and margin, so you can set a reserve that protects your profit.

## What sells best on Catawiki

Catawiki is for special objects, not everyday second-hand goods. The categories that perform consistently:

- **Vintage comics** — key issues, first appearances, complete runs.
- **Model trains** — Märklin, Fleischmann, Roco; rare and boxed sets especially.
- **Coins & stamps** — graded pieces, country collections, rare errors.
- **Watches** — vintage mechanical brands, tool watches, pocket watches.
- **Art & jewellery** — prints, lithographs, designer pieces, estate jewellery.
- **Classic cars** — collectors' vehicles in special categories.
- **Collectibles** — trading cards, retro toys, vinyl, designer furniture.

Price points are higher than on Vinted or Wallapop: buyers here expect to pay premiums for authenticated rarity. If your catalog includes vintage or collectible pieces, Catawiki is where those items realize their real value.

## How to crosslist to Catawiki with Sellu

Sellu's cross-listing hub treats Catawiki as an auction channel next to your fixed-price marketplaces — Vinted, Wallapop, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Poshmark, Mercari, Whatnot and the e-commerce platforms:

1. **Create the item once** in Sellu's stock manager — photos, condition, cost and target value.
2. **Publish to Catawiki** from the listings screen. Sellu adapts title, description and price per marketplace, so your Catawiki copy can emphasize provenance, edition and condition details that collectors search for.
3. **Set a per-marketplace reserve.** Your Catawiki reserve can differ from your fixed price on Vinted — Sellu keeps them separate.
4. **Sync stock automatically.** One item, one inventory pool: when it sells at auction or anywhere else, Sellu delists it from every other connected marketplace — no overselling a unique piece.
5. **Track everything in one place** — bids, sales and margins per channel.

**Status:** Vinted is live today. Catawiki is on the roadmap — see the full list on the [marketplaces page](/marketplaces).

**Plan:** all marketplaces beyond Vinted and Wallapop (including Catawiki) require the [Unlimited plan](/pricing) (€9.99/mo, or 20% less billed annually).

## A cross-listing strategy that works for Catawiki

1. **Send only the right items.** Catawiki's experts decline everyday goods. Filter your catalog for scarcity — first editions, vintage pieces, graded collectibles — and keep the rest on fixed-price channels.
2. **Pair auction with fixed price.** List the same rare item at a firm price on Vinted while the auction runs on Catawiki; if the auction exceeds your fixed price, you win, and Sellu's auto-delist removes the other listings the moment it sells.
3. **Let reserves protect margin.** Set your Catawiki reserve above your item cost plus the ~12.5% commission, so even a hammer-price sale is profitable.
4. **Write descriptions like an auctioneer.** Condition grading, year, edition, defects and provenance are what Catawiki buyers read before bidding — detail beats hashtags here.
5. **Time auctions around collector habits.** Weekly themes matter; aim to get items into the category auctions where collectors are already browsing, and remember demand in NL/DE/FR/ES/IT/UK peaks evenings and weekends.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do Catawiki auctions work for sellers?

You submit an item with photos and details, Catawiki's experts review it and decide whether to include it in a themed weekly auction, and if it's accepted, bidding runs over a fixed period. When the auction closes and your reserve is met, the highest bidder wins at the hammer price.

### What are Catawiki seller fees?

Catawiki typically charges a seller commission of roughly 12.5% of the hammer price, while buyers pay a premium of about 9% on top (approximate — both vary). These are approximations and Catawiki's fee schedule changes, so check the platform before you list.

### Can I crosslist to Catawiki with Sellu?

Catawiki integration is coming soon on Sellu. When it launches, you'll create one item in Sellu's stock manager and publish it to Catawiki alongside Vinted and your other marketplaces, with per-marketplace pricing and automatic delisting everywhere else when the item sells.

### Which Sellu plan includes Catawiki?

Catawiki — like every marketplace beyond Vinted and Wallapop — requires the [Unlimited plan](/pricing) (€9.99/month, or 20% less billed annually). Free and Pro Extension cover Vinted plus Wallapop only.

### Who buys on Catawiki?

Collectors and enthusiasts across Europe — especially in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the UK. They are high-intent buyers who know what they want and are willing to pay premiums for rare, authenticated items.

### What sells best on Catawiki?

Special objects with scarcity value: vintage comics, model trains, coins, stamps, watches, art, jewellery, classic cars and curated collectibles. Everyday second-hand goods don't fit — Catawiki is for items collectors search for.

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Selling collectibles? See [which marketplaces Sellu supports](/marketplaces) and pick the [Unlimited plan](/pricing) to unlock Catawiki plus every other marketplace when it launches. Also read our guides to [crosslisting on Vinted](/blog/crosslist-vinted-guide) and [selling on Whatnot](/blog/sell-on-whatnot-guide).