What Delcampe does

Delcampe is a Belgian-headquartered online marketplace for collectibles, founded in 2001 and operated by Delcampe International srl from Tubize. The platform serves individual collectors, professional sellers, and established auction houses across 192+ countries with 85 million items for sale and more than 10,000 transactions per day, listing across categories such as stamps (21.3M+), postcards (51.8M+), coins & banknotes, photography, old paper, vintage clothing, vinyl records and modern collectible cards. The site is fully localized into six languages (French, English US/UK, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish) and supports more than 100 currencies including legacy ones, with timezone-localized auction timing and multi-language item description search. Trust and payments are handled through Mangopay as the integrated payment service provider (with PayPal, card and bank-transfer options) under an escrow-like protection model, supplemented by bidirectional feedback ratings, seller blacklists and a Top Stores reputation leaderboard.

The core product is a single integrated marketplace platform offering multiple selling methods (fixed price, auctions with/without bids, grouped lots), advanced lexical search with translation matching, an Easy Uploader for bulk listings, and buyer personalization tools (watching lists, favorite searches, named favorite lists). Supporting modules include the Prestige / Auction Houses catalogs program for professional sellers, a Store Deals promotional engine, a dedicated Vintage Universe section, a Top Stores discovery directory, and a community/content layer comprising a Forum, blog, YouTube channel ("The World of Collecting"), and a Collectors' Agenda event calendar.

Monetization combines a marketplace commission / platform fee (observed as "10% + €0.30" on auction transactions and fixed fees of €3.20 and €5.20 on selected stamp listings) with paid Store Deals promotion, tiered seller memberships (Free, Free Plus, Advanced, Advanced Plus), and revenue from the auction-house catalog syndication channel. Go-to-market is community-led and self-serve, with no paid acquisition channels disclosed; distribution relies on Delcampe's own six localized subdomains, deep multi-language category SEO, and social-share integrations on every listing page.

Name

Delcampe

Legal name

Delcampe International srl

Website

https://delcampe.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Delcampe is a Belgian-headquartered online marketplace for collectibles (stamps, postcards, coins & banknotes, vintage items) founded in 2001. It serves individual collectors, professional sellers and auction houses across 192+ countries with 85M+ items and 10,000+ daily transactions, monetizing via transaction commissions, paid Store Deals and seller memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Collectibles Marketplace

NAICS

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers (459), Used Merchandise Retailers (4595)

SIC

Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Collectibles Marketplaces & Auction Retail (CRALAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Collectibles, Trading Cards & Memorabilia Marketplaces (CRAFAGAE), Collectibles, Art & Antiques C2C (CRAFAKAG), C2C Resale, Auctions & Secondhand Marketplaces (BPAMAGAE)

Keywords

• Collectibles online marketplace
• Stamp trading platform
• Postcard auction marketplace
• Coin banknote trading
• Vintage collectibles ecommerce

Headquarters

HQ city

Tubize

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Marketplace commission / Platform fees: Delcampe charges platform/commission fees on each transaction, calculated as a percentage plus a fixed amount (e.g., '10 % + €0.30' on a postcard auction, '€3.20' on a stamp sale, '€5.20' on a stamp album listing). Fees are added on top of the buyer's winning bid or fixed price.
2. Promoted listings / Store Deals: Sellers can create paid promotional 'Store Deals' (discounted listings) that are featured in a dedicated homepage section ('All Store Deals', 'Top Stores'). This is a paid visibility/feature stream on top of the standard commission.
3. Seller membership tiers: Tiered seller membership badges are referenced (Free, Free Plus, Advanced, Advanced Plus), suggesting paid premium seller subscriptions that unlock features/visibility.
4. Auction House catalog partnerships: Delcampe partners with established auction houses to syndicate their prestige catalogs on the platform, generating listing/syndication revenue from auction house sellers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Delcampe runs a global online C2C/B2C marketplace where individuals and professional sellers list collectible items (stamps, postcards, coins & banknotes, photography, old paper, art & antiquities, vinyl records, etc.) for sale via fixed-price listings and auctions. The platform is built on a multi-language, multi-currency, time-zone-localized e-commerce infrastructure with integrated Mangopay-powered payments, bulk listing tools, trust/feedback systems, and a Prestige channel for syndicating catalogs from established auction houses.

Product overview

Delcampe offers a single, integrated online collectors' marketplace platform — not a platform-plus-modules product architecture. The core offering is the Delcampe Collectibles Marketplace, a multi-language (FR, EN-US, EN-GB, NL, DE, IT, ES), multi-currency C2C/B2C marketplace where individuals and professional sellers list more than 85 million collectible items across categories such as Stamps, Postcards, Coins & Banknotes, Photography, Old Paper, Art & Antiquities, and Vinyl Records. The marketplace is wrapped by a set of tightly integrated supporting surfaces: the Advanced Search and Selling Methods features control listing discovery and sale format; Store Deals, Top Stores, Vintage Universe, and Auction Houses Catalogs are themed/discovery modules; My Favorites/Watching List/Favorite Searches and Easy Uploader are buyer/seller productivity tools; the Forum, Blog, Collectors' Agenda (Calendar), and Help Center are community, content, and support modules; and the My Store storefront and Delcampe Charter formalize the seller account and legal terms. Mangopay is the payment-processing partner integrated into checkout.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Delcampe Collectibles Marketplace Core global online C2C/B2C marketplace where individuals and professional sellers list collectible items (stamps, postcards, coins & banknotes, photography, old paper, art & antiquities, vinyl records and more) for sale via fixed-price listings and auctions. Supports 6 languages, 100+ currencies, and timezone-localized auctions; backed by Mangopay-powered secure payments and a bidirectional trust/feedback system. Targets individual hobbyist collectors and small-scale professional sellers worldwide.
• Prestige / Auction Houses Catalogs Program Dedicated catalog syndication program that allows established auction houses to publish and distribute their prestige collectibles catalogs on Delcampe, giving them access to Delcampe's international collector audience and 6-language/multi-currency infrastructure. Targets professional auction houses as channel partners.
• Seller Membership Tiers (Free / Free Plus / Advanced / Advanced Plus) Tiered paid seller subscriptions (Free, Free Plus, Advanced, Advanced Plus) that grant sellers access to enhanced visibility, additional listing features and account capabilities on the Delcampe marketplace. Targets active sellers seeking promotional reach beyond the default free tier.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85 million items for sale on the platform
• +3 more outcomes

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MangopaycoreTechnology or IntegrationMangopay is Delcampe's payment service partner. The footer of every page exposes the Mangopay logo and a separate Mangopay charter users must accept. Mangopay underpins secure payment processing, supports PayPal, credit/debit cards and bank transfers, and is invoked explicitly in buyer payment conditions ('All payments are made through the Delcampe website... via the integrated payment system or Mangopay').
• Prestige / Auction House partners (consortium referenced via the 'Auction Houses catalogs' program)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelcampe runs a dedicated 'Prestige' program ('/en_US/prestige/catalogs/list/opened') that syndicates catalogs from established auction houses to Delcampe's audience. The homepage also references 'Auction houses' under the buyer 'My bids' menu, indicating deep integration with auction house workflows.
• YouTubeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDelcampe embeds YouTube video playlists directly on its homepage and community pages (e.g., 'The World of Collecting' and 'Les +BELLES VENTES Delcampe'), driving video views via YouTube's distribution. Cookie disclosures note YouTube's role in tracking and advertising.
• Social networks (Facebook, Twitter/X, Pinterest)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvery listing detail page includes Facebook, Twitter/X and Pinterest share buttons ('Share'), enabling social sharing of items. Cookie disclosures also reference social network tracking for advertising purposes.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Catawiki: Dutch online auctions marketplace specialized in collectibles (stamps, coins, art, vintage). Most direct head-to-head competitor to Delcampe in C2C/B2C collectibles auctions across Europe; both emphasize curated categories and auction formats.
• HipStamp: US-based stamp-focused online marketplace with fixed-price and auction listings. Closely comparable to Delcampe's stamp category in vertical specialization, although narrower in scope and geographic reach.
• Stamp Auction Network (SAN): Aggregator of stamp auctions from many philatelic auction houses, comparable to Delcampe's 'Prestige / Auction Houses catalogs' program for stamps. Direct peer in syndication of professional stamp catalogs.

Broad incumbents

• eBay: Global generalist C2C/B2C marketplace with large and active collectibles categories (stamps, coins, postcards, postcards). Overlaps directly with Delcampe's listings but as part of a much broader product set; the principal generalist incumbent in collectibles.
• Etsy: Global C2C marketplace with deep vintage and collectibles subcategories (vintage postcards, stamps, old paper). Broader incumbent whose marketplace mechanics (fixed price, seller storefronts, fees) closely mirror Delcampe's.
• Heritage Auctions: US-based major auction house active in stamps, coins, comics and fine collectibles. Comparable on the auction-house side (a Delcampe supply source via 'Prestige') and competes for high-value collectible buyers.
• Bonhams: Global auction house with collectibles categories including coins, stamps and antiquities. Comparable to Delcampe's auction-house supply partners and a destination for high-end collectibles buyers.

Emerging players

• Vinted: C2C resale marketplace primarily for clothing but with growing vintage/collectibles overlap. Comparable multi-country C2C marketplace model and similar community-led growth playbook, though operating in a different primary category.
• StampWorld: Online stamp catalog and community with marketplace functionality. Niche, philately-only platform with overlapping stamp-collector audience and a comparable community-plus-data approach.

Others

• Delcampe internal community forums (peer reference): Not a corporate peer but included as an adjacent ecosystem participant: stamp and postcard collector forums (e.g., StampWorld Community, French collector associations) that drive offline demand and funnel collectors to marketplaces like Delcampe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=Gg0ApiuMH4I&list=PLFD6XaVCwAhFsT2RrABRUP6U59iJbGQIl
• Facebookfacebook.com/delcampe
• Xx.com/Delcampe

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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