Catawiki Reviews

Name: Catawiki
Rating: 1.30

1.3 Rating 676 Reviews

7 %

of reviewers recommend Catawiki

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1.3

Based on 676 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Postal Service, Courier
Average Delivery Time	Over 7 Days
On-time Delivery	Greater than 36%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 44%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week
Customer Service	1.2 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Could Be Better

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Catawiki 1 star review on 11th June 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Pieces of S**t. They give you way lower value on your items so you can sell them on their platform and Rob you for the commision on top of that.”

Catawiki 1 star review on 7th December 2022

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Posted 2 years ago

“The site claims to have experts who evaluate the lots but I've seen certain sellers selling fake antiques at exorbitant prices there for literally years. They allow no communication with the seller at all so you can't inquire about lots prior to purchase or ask for additional pictures. Basically they are just another ebay, minus some features. And for this you pay a 9% buyers auction fee. You can find some real stuff there, but buyer beware!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Very authentic site to buy special items(Products)”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Bought what I thought was a genuine branded item in good faith. Turned out not to be genuine. Catwiki said that it was genuine based on photos. I offered to send them the item but they did not want to know. The seller offered to refund me saying that they did not realise that it was fake. Catawiki treated me like I was in the wrong when I was the victim. Terrible customer service. Be very careful of Catawiki.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Catawiki is a FRAUD WEBSITE FROM NETHERLANDS violating consumer rights everywhere - AVOID!!! They sold me a broken watch with a broken crown (UK, London-based buyer, order 28454571). Sent them a video of the broken watch and asked for a full refund. Also left a negative review for the seller. Customer support ignores UK consumers rights like it doesn't exist, they refused to help and provide the refund, they even modified my review from negative to neutral "based on careful follow up with the buyer" !!!! What a fraud, all reviews are being modified by staff and not real! Have checked the seller also, appears to have sold more than 1000 watches on their platform with no company behind. I believe it could be stolen product and money laundering via Catawiki platform, with Catawiki and their executives knowingly (and illegally) supporting this. Have informed their CEO, CFO, Founder and plan to speak with their investors, because Catawiki is violating consumer rights in all markets they are live, and becoming a fraud/money laundering platform for stolen products. I also plan to take all legal action available in UK, Netherlands or anywhere else for that matter. How is this allowed in Europe?? Insane!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“A bad joke. They want that seller sell the items under the market value sa the charge commission and take your money. Keep away.”

Catawiki 1 star review on 9th November 2022

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Posted 2 years ago

“Unreliable and full of fake sellers, you pay your money for bids you win and find out the goods never existed. Catawiki hold your funds in a non Escrow account for over a month before you have a chance to recover it and only after much correspondence and the need to notify the Police of their actions. They offer to resolve queries in 2 working days and yet never do. They have a live chat that never works. Avoid these thieves at all cost. They are under investigation here in the Netherlands.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Catawiki is a complete scam. I bought an item, it never arrived. I contacted the seller who ignored me, I contacted Catawiki who did nothing. After months and months of trying to get my money back, Catawiki refused. They will not answer emails, they will not listen to complaints. The site is an utter scam. I wish I had read the reviews, and believe me there are thousands of them reporting the same. DO NOT BUY from this site.”

Catawiki 1 star review on 6th November 2022

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Posted 2 years ago

“This is my first experience selling on Catawiki:”

Catawiki 1 star review on 3rd November 2022

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Posted 2 years ago

“Beware! Catawiki host unreliable sellers, This company is Seller Focused and does not protect the buyer from aggressive, unfriendly sellers. Sellers in this platform overcharge for shipping sometimes 200% above. When you post a negative feedback on a seller, Catawiki deletes negative feedback to keeps seller happy. Not a good practice like other platforms. Catawiki customer service is not customer friendly towards buyers and there is a lot a red tape when trying to get your money back. I do not recommend this platform to do business with.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Bidders know that they can easily get away with bidding and "winning" on Catawiki and not paying for it. Catawiki does not allow sellers to block non-paying bidders. Catawiki is full of shortcomings and their support keeps on promising the changes that never come or deteriorate further only to serve the auction owners.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Absolutely disgusting company. One star is to many to give them but I could not give them 0. I bought an item, it never arrived, seller was difficult and would not give any answers (when they eventually answered) I turned to Catawiki for help and they paid the seller in full. Seller claimed an attempt of delivery was tried, When asked for details of proof, none was provided. No item, no refund. Stay away from this company, the seller is always right”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Warning! The seller did not send the item and Catawiki dont refund. ( 15 Mail and 15 excuses not to? Dont bid on anything!! Awful experience so far.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I wonder how many times an auction ends. Today it's four for me! In some law-abiding countries this is called fraud and is punishable. My record has the proof... I will not be giving another minute of my time to this incredible scam again.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“One big scam! I should have read these comments before , spent so much on an item , no way to recover the money and they don’t even respond ! I am not sure how they are allowed to operate !”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Over 2 years ago I have cancelled a small auction bid and paid the €1,80 they requested for the auction processing fee. After a recent "upgrade" of their website Catawiki has placed the same cancelled auction into my acount and marked as UNPAID requesting to pay for it again. IMHO that's fraud. Here's the documented proof. Please take a look at the screenshots:”

Catawiki 1 star review on 9th October 2022

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Posted 2 years ago

“No answers, no reactions on mail and no refunding and of course no sign and no object from dr Alla Wallmann after paying to Catawiki. I should have known better after reading all the reviews on this problem object 27231163”

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Posted 2 years ago

“This is the biggest scam - they are not to be trusted - they post pictures and what you get is completely different - I spent a lot of money buying and was scammed - beware - don’t ever do business - and they will say they lost your things and never refund you - you can’t get a hold of anyone - they are thieves”

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Posted 2 years ago

“judge for yourself look at the photos decorative mineral auctions object not accepted expert does not accept a bracelet with opal and then you see in the same auction bracelets rings this evident that experts take care of their business by hiding behind the names of sellers. all approved. among other items are purchased on eBay auction at bargain prices there are honest sellers”

Catawiki 1 star review on 13th September 2022

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Posted 2 years ago

“I have mixed experiences. As a buyer and experienced collector I already got several excellent objects there. On the other Hand I also had some bad experienced. First of all - many sellers add crazy high shipping costs. For example I ordered a drawing, basically an A4 piece of paper. Shipping was 22 Euro (!) - inside EU - I checked the prices, for 14 € I could get a 20kg package incl. insurance I contacted catawiki support but just received a generic email, which basically said - contact the seller, no our problem. I have the impression that many sellers on Cata make an extra high shipping price just in case their auctions don't go to well. Other than ebay, Cata doesn't care about this. Also there was no possibility to contact the sellers before you bought the object. So you MUST pay before you can have any communication. As I never bought anything above 300€ so far, my risks weren't too high, but buying something of the really expensive stuff I probably won't risk, especially after reading the other reviews.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Catawiki is rated 1.3 based on 676 reviews