Product & Submission Guidelines Model Trains

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1 f o Poduct & Submissio Guidelies Model Tais

2 Model Tais Pemium Posiig At Catawiki we auc model tais ad model ailoads of Pemium Quality which ae hade to fid & appealig to passioate model tai ethusiasts We wat to assue potetial buyes that we shae thei passio ad have the quality of thei collecs i mid. Theefoe ou i-house expets had-pick evey model fo ou aucs, esuig they ae display wothy ae peseted i the best possible way. We do this because we aim to keep ou biddes egaged, exted ad successful i fidig the models that they e iteested i, ad esue ou selles have geat sellig expeieces with Catawiki.

3 fo At Catawiki, we move costatly fowad. Ou posiig is evolvig to a stog pemium segmet which opes moe oppotuities fo success fo us ad fo you. Fom the 14 millio visitos that come to ou platfom evey moth, we gai valuable ifo o what they ae passioate about ad what they pefe to buy. With you help, we wat to ke sue we cotiuously meet this ded ad offe the speal objects that ou gowig umbe of biddes ae exted about ad wat to buy. I these guidelies, we ve defied what the speal pieces ae that biddes look fo i ou Model Tai aucs. We ll also state what we equie fom you to successfully place them i auc. These guidelies seve to ceate a level playig field betwee all ou selles. We will be happy to ke oom i ou aucs fo you lots that meet this high quality ded, ad we will aim to shape ouselves to bette fit you. Ou expets ad accout ages will be fully suppotig ad guidig you fo success o Catawiki. Thak you fo beig with us o this extig jouey!

4 fo Poduct Guidelies At Catawiki we auc Fo ou aucs, we seek & hadpick tue scale model locomotives, waggos, tacks o attachmets as well as fittig accessoies, attachmets ad sceey, that ae: de fo the disceig collecto (meaig o clockwok o battey opeated toys) i scales H0, H0e/m, N, Z, 1, G, 0 & 00 accuate scale models of pemium quality which ae appealig to passioate model tai ethusiasts ad collectos fom a list of selected eputable & desiable kes i (tested) wokig ode & i at least good codi, pefeably comig i oigial packagig ca be foud o spealist model etaile websites o i spealist model shops offeed i ecoomically attactive, collectos-wothy lots

5 Tue scale models fo the disceig collecto We ae lookig fo collectable quality locomotives, waggos, tacks, attachmets o state sets & waggo sets as well as fittig accessoies, attachmets & sceey They must be i scales H0, H0e, H0m, N, Z, 1, G, 0 & 00 Tue scale models ae a accuate scale epeseta of the actual vehicle beig modeled. fo

6 Items ot suitable fo ou Model Tai aucs To ke sue ou dedicated Model Tai aucs ei extig fo collectos, we avoid ailways cuiosa as well as clockwok o battey opeated toy ad decoative tais. These ae ot suitable fo auc. X Commo teial i easoable codi o items such as metal tasfomes (hee offeed as a batch) ae ot cosideed pemium quality ad ot suitable fo auc. fo

7 Pemium Quality All items eed to be tested, i wokig ode ad i at least good codi Pefeably comig with the oigial packagig Daged teial i easoable codi (o wose), o with jo pats missig, o tikee lots i poo codi (exceps ca be de fo teial), ae ot cosideed pemium quality. X

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9 Ecoomically attactive collectos-wothy lots Submissio Guidelies Potetial buyes ae moe likely to bid o lots with a good descip, all elevat ifo displayed clealy ad, of couse, appealig, high quality photos. To help ecouage potetial buyes bid o you lot, we advise a ecoomically sesible miimum. of items pe lot which have a value that is well-popoed to the shippig costs. Paticulaly sigulaly poduced waggos ad slle items such as tacks, attachmets o sceey should be offeed i lage umbes as they ceate less iteest as oe item lots. While collectos ae typically lookig fo a moe geeous addi of slle poducts, biddes i geeal pefe lots with easoable shippig costs i ela to the lot value.

10 Descip Guidelies fo If you ae usig ou website to upload you lots, tips will appea to give you guidace about what ifo we eed to kow about you lot. The fields that you fill i help to peset the ifo i a way that s easy fo the buye to ead. Iclude the followig ifo i you lot descip: If the item is i uig codi (tested items ted to achieve a highe eveue) Me the umbe of items of a cetai aticle umbe I addial ifo you ca add a seies, umbe, items o a shot descip Oveall codi With o without its oigial box Aalog/digital Bad ad scale Aticle umbe Type of object ad amout (e.g. Steam Locomotive / 4 Feight Wagos) Railway compay Seies ad uig umbe We ecommed to istall a autocoect i you web bowse; laguage mistakes look bad i a lot descip.

11 fo Submissio Guidelies - Miimum. items pe lot

12 Submissio Guidelies - Miimum. items pe lot

13 Reseve Pices - Reseve pices ca oly be set o lots that ae woth 200 o moe. A eseve pice should be aoud 75% of the lot s estited value. We do t accept eseve pices o tacks ad attachmets. Please ote that a eseve pice is meat to potect the bottom lie, ot to get the ultite pice fo lot.

14 fo Submissio Guidelies Icludig stog photogaphs is key to catchig buyes eyes, esuig they bid o you lot. Of couse, buyig olie meas potetial biddes do ot get a chace to see you lot i peso, theefoe detailed ad high quality photogaphs ae vey impotat. Photogaphs To allow ou expets, as well as ou biddes, to get the ight impessio of you lot, we equie a miimum of 10 high quality photos, givig: a 360 degee view of the item close-ups of impotat details, accodig to the followig guidelies

15 Ige Guidelies The photos should show a fot ad ea thee quate view of the model (without the box) de o a plai, eutal backgoud (pefeably a white backgoud). Fo ollig stock, eclose a photo of the udeside of the tai to show the axles ad skid. Make sue you photos show oly the object(s) you wat to put up fo auc. To peset you model i the best ad most appealig way, avoid self potaits, bae hads o a distactig backgoud ad ke sue the model is clea without ay figepits o dust. Povide close-ups of impotat details such as the egie ad iteio, espeally i a covetible model, ad iclude iges of oigial boxes with clealy eadable photos of the limited edi cetifica. If you have moe tha oe model i the lot, please povide at least oe photo with all the items togethe. This will ke it cleae to the buye what you ae sellig. fo