Catawiki lots that match your search, in Telegram

Follow a Catawiki search in Telegram and get a card for every newly listed lot, so the research starts on day one of the auction rather than in its final hour.

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Search on Catawiki, sort by newest

Narrow your Catawiki search

On catawiki.com type the object or maker you are after, go into the matching category and apply the filters it offers. Keep the search tight enough that each new lot is worth a look, set the newest lots first and copy the link.
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Copy the link, paste it into mxsender

Send the link to our bot

Paste it into the MXSender Telegram bot, or add it on the website and choose Telegram. Email can run next to it on any plan if you like a written copy.
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New listings land in your Telegram

Get a card per lot

Each lot that appears on your search after you saved it becomes a card with the title, the current price in euro, a photo when there is one and a button to the lot. A hashtag shows which search it came from.
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Track a search on Catawiki right now

Paste the Catawiki search link you want watched — we’ll check we can read it, then set up your alerts.

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A Thursday tram ride and a 1960s rangefinder

You are on the way home when a card appears: a lot in this week’s camera auction, a rangefinder you have wanted for a year. The auction closes in several days. You open the lot, read the condition report, save the photos and send the seller a question about the shutter. By the weekend you know what it is worth to you and set a maximum bid. That is the point of an early alert on a platform where auctions last for days.

Without it, the same lot is often found by browsing on the last evening, with competition already high and no time to ask anything.

What makes Catawiki different from a classifieds site

Catawiki is a European auction platform for special objects, and its lots are selected by in-house experts before they go live. Auctions are grouped into weekly themes, from vintage design to cameras and instruments. Prices are in euro, and a buyer’s fee is added to the winning bid.

That means a new lot is not a race to call a seller first; it is a head start on research and on setting a sensible limit.

Organising collector searches in one Telegram chat

Every search has its own hashtag, so watches, comics and vinyl can share one chat and still be separated with a tap. Mute a broad search and its cards arrive quietly. Forward a card to a fellow collector for a second opinion. The chat looks the same on Telegram Desktop, useful for zooming into photos.

Before you bid on a lot from a card

Read the condition report and study every photo. Add the buyer’s fee and shipping to your maximum bid, and look at the seller’s rating. Then decide on a limit you will not exceed.

Telegram plans for Catawiki searches

Free: one search, checked every 30 minutes. Starter, $5.99: five searches every 10 minutes. Pro, $14.99: twenty searches with our fastest checks. Telegram and email are on every plan.