I am a painter; my name is Angelika Bes and during the last 2 years I have sold over 260 paintings through Catawiki. I can share a lot of interesting observations on the way Catawiki operates. But right now, as a comment I would like to add just few topics. 1- Catawiki has an extremely aggressive policy of "no reserve" prices. Why? I have contacted a few people in that organisation to find out why such a counterproductive measure is being applied. Interesting development! No reserve price policy allows CW to eliminate their competitors. This is the way they want to grow and to dominate the market. After they achieve domination on the art auction market, they will start to control prices. The fact that they sell something they do not own allows them to sell everything under its costs. After all, the loss is not theirs! This is attracting people (buyers), who are happy to buy under-priced merchandise. This explains the huge number of weekly auctions, the lack of any serious quality control and the massive amount of copies. 2- Impact of Catawiki on the art market and the artist. Absolutely destructive! Catawiki has eliminated almost all competition in the Netherlands already. What does this mean to me as an artist? Gallery after gallery is closing. Small (online and offline) auction houses are forced to sell for (almost) nothing as well due to the lack of buyers. My only choice was to sell via Catawiki, or not to sell at all! A lot of artists already migrated to countries were Catawiki is not active (yet). Any young artists in the Netherlands are forced to sell with them, or look for another occupation. 3- Controlling art market and policy of "arm twisting" . This is my conclusion on Catawiki’s perception of "fair business" I would highly recommend everybody to stay away from this company . It is important to support businesses whose model of operation do not imitate the effect of cancer on a healthy body. It is important to stop the development of businesses who, in pursuing their goals, create an environment of controlled markets and forced cooperation.