Resale finds from Catawiki auctions in Telegram

For vintage dealers and online resellers, a Telegram card for each new lot in a Catawiki buying search means every candidate is priced early in its auction rather than on closing night.

3 steps

Set up in a minute

Search on Catawiki, sort by newest

Write one search per stock line

On catawiki.com pick the category you buy from, add the makers or object types your customers ask for and use the category’s filters. Set the newest lots to show first and copy the link.
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Copy the link, paste it into mxsender

Paste the link into our bot

Send it to the MXSender Telegram bot, which saves and names the search. Rename it after the stock line, such as „Mid-century lamps“, so the hashtag reads clearly.
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New listings land in your Telegram

Sort cards into bid or skip

Each new lot appears as a card with title, current price in euro, a photo when provided and a button to the lot. Tap the hashtag to see one stock line’s finds together.
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Start monitoring Catawiki →

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.

Track this search →

For example:

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🔎 Open Catawiki ↗

Monday morning at a vintage shop

The shop opens at ten; at half past nine the owner scrolls the chat with a coffee. Overnight, cards came in from two searches: a Danish teak sideboard and a pair of 1970s table lamps, both in this week’s design auction. The sideboard is a skip once shipping is added. The lamps look underpriced for the brand, so the owner reads the condition report, asks the seller about the wiring and forwards the card to a partner who restores lamps. By noon there is a maximum bid.

On a platform where auctions run for days, the gain is that calm hour with the lot, not a race against the clock.

Keeping several buying searches apart in one chat

Each search carries a hashtag, so lamps, ceramics and watches can share a chat and still be filtered with a tap. Mute searches you watch only to follow prices and keep the stock lines you buy from audible. Telegram Desktop shows the same chat on the shop computer.

Costing a lot before it becomes stock

Add Catawiki’s buyer’s fee and the shipping to your planned bid, and consider import charges if the seller is in another country. Read the condition report, look closely at the photos and check the seller’s rating. Restoration costs belong in the figure too. If the sum still leaves a margin at your usual selling price, set the maximum and stick to it.

A personal alert, not a data feed

MXSender alerts you about new lots on searches you built yourself on Catawiki’s public pages. It does not export catalogues, track prices or bid. The judgement about what will sell stays yours.

Telegram plans for resellers

Free: one search every 30 minutes. Starter, $5.99: five searches every 10 minutes. Pro, $14.99: twenty searches with our fastest checks. Email is part of every plan.

❓Frequently asked questions

Can I forward a card to a restorer?

Yes. Cards are normal Telegram messages and can be forwarded.

Will I receive lots that were up before I started?

No. Only lots added after you saved the search are sent.

Does a card show the closing time?

No. Open the lot to see when its auction ends.

Can I run twenty stock searches?

Yes, on Pro.

Can I silence a search I only watch?

Yes. Mark it silent and its cards arrive quietly.

Do I need Telegram on a computer at the shop?

No, the phone is enough. Telegram Desktop is handy when you want to look at lot photos on a larger screen while costing a piece, and it shows exactly the same chat and cards.