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Why is there so much rivalry between Catawiki and Colnect?

When I talk to someone from Colnect about Catawiki it seems like I used a dirty word. And the other way around it is actually the same.

If I have an opinion and speak about it I am portrayed as a show-off

and think they know me once they see me.

Catawiki is a site for and by collectors & gt; also applies a bit to Colnect

Without input from collectors, neither is good.

And yes, I also see that there is a difference between the two, Catawiki provides more information

about the bags, but if I add a weight, for example, I am told that that information is not on the bag and therefore may not be included in the Catawiki.

I think that's nonsense, then you can leave out more information that is not on it, eg year or country of origin for some bags. I thought the intention was to make as complete a catalog as possible with all the info there is.

Anyone who is willing or able to share information with Catawiki seems to me & gt; I put tea bag scans on it myself, like many thousands of other users. We can all make mistakes, but we solve them. (should not be a period)

At colnect it is only a few, compared to the many collectors who provide information, who put the images on colnect. They have chosen that.

If you think I am wrong with the above information then you can convince me.

It would be good that if one site has 100,000 bags on it, the other has it too. Not with a view to rivalry but to be as complete as possible.

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October 17, 2018 12:30

I really never hear anything negative about Colnect. Where do you hear that?

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  • October 17, 2018 12:35
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October 17, 2018 12:35

In email contact with other collectors

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October 17, 2018 12:43

Well, everyone has the right to an opinion ...

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October 17, 2018 21:37

I don't know Colnect and I am not a tea drinker or collector.

But I see that this section does have a Handboek Theezakjes (which I did not know), in which It is extensively stated which rules have been agreed, including for the indication of Weight.

You may think such a prescription is nonsense, but usually there is a well-thought out reason behind it. That is not to say that nothing can ever change, especially when you can provide convincing arguments as to why things should be done differently.

P.S. It might be clearer to users if the entry fields on the "Add new item to catalog" page had a brief explanation (eg that the weight field is not filled in if it is not on the packaging).

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I just want to make it clear that this is not an attack on Catawiki, colnect or any administrators, they do an excellent job. With or without the help of collectors.

As for the weight on the site, it is indeed in the manual. I hadn't thought about that for a moment. So you see that I am only human.

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