Catawiki junk yard

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Diabolik

·Jan 6, 2020

Unbelievable rubbish that Catawiki sells and their so called expert opinions are really quite astonishing. Where do they find the rubbish they advertise and their experts ?

https://www.catawiki.com/s/?q=universal geneve&sort=relevancy_desc

 

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Walrus

·Jan 6, 2020

Very true. I almost got something from that site. Looked into it and these so called experts never touch the items they appraise.

 

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Andy K

·Jan 6, 2020

My understanding is that Catawiki is more Craigslist than a traditional curated brick and mortar auction, in that it is just random stuff that anyone that registers can put out there. Sellers submit items to an auction and supposedly an "expert" approves your listing and description. However based on some of the lots I've seen the "experts" just approve everything and add no value.

 

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eugeneandresson

·Jan 6, 2020

Catawiki = Caveat Emptor

 

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bgrisso

·Jan 6, 2020

If you subscribe to their email list you can never ever get off, I guess I'll just have to block them

 

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cristos71

·Jan 6, 2020

They regularly have what they describe as "Exclusive Marriage" auctions...basically Ukranian re-cased pocket watch Franken- monsters.

I had some email contact with them about the ethics of this and basically they don't give a 🤬 and will sell anything as long as they get their cut.

 

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simomega

·Jan 6, 2020

Took me, weeks and an escalating series of emails to stop their incessant pestering.

 

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JwRosenthal

·Jan 6, 2020

The “experts” don’t have a live link to their credentials (click their pic or name and nothing happens) and I tired googling one of them and got nothing. I wonder what qualifies as an “expert”.

 

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Mark020

·Jan 6, 2020·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

Some of them do really exist. CW is a good idea executed by idiots.

 

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Linzer

·Jan 10, 2020

They're now selling a Flymaster 😁

 

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budgewink

·Jan 18, 2020

Haha, Flymaster....that's awesome. One only the experts could recognise.