Since the year 2000, Delcampe is a website where collectors and passionate people from all around the world can meet. Delcampe does not only give the opportunity to sell and buy, it is also a place where members can share their ideas or ask for help and information.

Sébastien Delcampe, the founder of the website, happened to be fond of collections and computer science. He used to be a seller on a Belgian website where all kinds of items were sold. By then, Sébastien thought that a website specific to the world of collecting was missing. This is how Delcampe.com came to light and is offering specialized services to collectors ever since.

In a few words, if the Delcampe Team shapes the body of the website, the members are the soul of it. Since the beginning, the reputation of Delcampe is spreading among collectors by word to mouth. This is mainly because we have always been doing our utmost to offer the best services fitting the needs of the members. If we do what the majority wants, they can only speak well of the website.

2000-05 : Concept and first days of programming.
2000-10 : Official opening (philately) and beginning of sponsorship contest (one digital camera to win)
2001-08 : New categories : 'Postcards', 'Coins', 'Other Items' and registration of thousandth member.
2001-12 : Launching of the Delcampe Experiences, testimonies of some satisfied members
2002-02 : New “Books & Comics” category.
2002-02 : Setting up of Delcampe Consulting
2002-07 : Sponsorship of the FilaKortrijk Fair 2000.
2002-11 : Registration of ten thousandth member
2002-12 : Printing and selling of the Delcampe.com Stamp.
2003-02 : First Referendum
2003-04 : Sébastien quits his job of IT consultant and devotes himself entirely to Delcampe.com
2003-07 : Beginning of members' financial participation trough commissions on sold items.
2004-01 : Delcampe hires his first employee and moves in his current office in Enghien.
2004-04 : Second Referendum.
2004-05 : Sponsorhip of the Leodiphilex Fair 2004.
2004-08 : Beginning of partnership with Kelkoo, Ciao & Metaffiliation.
2004-10 : Creation of the Club+
2004-12 : Registration of fifty thousandth member.
2005-06 : Creation of Delcampe International S.P.R.L.
2006-01 : Launching of the international sites.

Delcampe is a website where collectors can sell and buy items. Most of the items are sold at auction but can also be sold at a fixed price. Delcampe does not buy or sell anything. The website is just an intermediary between sellers and buyers and its purpose is to put them in touch.
Said differently, sellers can place their items on Delcampe and buyers will bid on them. When the auction ends, each member gets the personal info of the other one so they can contact each other and proceed with the payment and delivery.
Once they have found an agreement, the buyer pays and the seller ships the item.
When the transaction is over, members can leave a feedback so other members can later see if the seller or the buyer are reliable. Checking members' feedbacks or feedbacks can be done easily by clicking on their nicknames.

Unfortunately, because we are lacking time and skills in some specific fields, we cannot make valuations. However, do not hesitate to ask your question on our Forum :
www.delcampe.com/forum_index.php?language=E
Some learned members will be very likely to help you.

All the information you need to contact us is on our homepage when you click on “Help & Contact” or “Contact Us”.

To see a diagram of how Delcampe works, click here.
1- To list an item for sale
When listing a new item for sale, you need to fill in a form you can find on the page of your sale. On this form, you have to sign in thanks to your nickname and password. Then, you have to type the minimum price you want the auctions to start at for your item. Listing an item on Delcampe is free.
2 - To pay an item
After each successful sale or auction, Delcampe sends automatically to the buyer the information needed for him to proceed with the payment. Usually, sellers propose different payment methods. The buyer chooses which one he prefers among all the possibilities.
3 - To ship an item
The seller also receives information about his buyer in order for him to proceed with the delivery
4 –When the transaction is all over
Both the seller and the buyer can leave a feedback regarding the transaction and the seller pays a reasonable commission on the sale price.
In brief, members are the only ones taking care of their own transactions thanks to their own private account which enable them to watch their sales or purchases.
Sellers list their items on sale themselves and buyers make offers.
When a transaction is successful, emails are sent to the buyer and the seller with the information needed for them to proceed with the payment and delivery.
If for a reason or another a sale is cancelled despite a buyer's offer placed on it, the seller can still fill in an Unpaid Item Form in order to save himself from paying commissions on this sale.
Finally, thanks to our feedback system, each member knows who he is dealing with just by clicking on his nickname.

(See also “Why Delcampe is safe? feedbacks”)

Most of Delcampe members are honest and reliable. This is most probably why thousands of transactions are performed each day without any incident.
After each transaction, members receive a feedback or feedback from the other members they have been dealing with (the feedback can vary from 0 to 100%). Thanks to this feedback system, you can see how did the previous transactions of any member go.
Registering on Delcampe is free but mandatory in order to carry out transactions.
If you are a buyer, using Delcampe is completely free.
If you are a seller, all you need to pay is a reasonable commission on the final price of an item but only if it is sold. Indeed, listing an item on sale is costless. Please check out our price list for more detailed information : http://www.delcampe.com/help.php?language=E&type=prices2

The Delcampe team will always be there to help and listen to you in order to improve the services and the overall quality of the website while trying to keep it a serious and friendly place.

Delcampe is a website run by collectors for collectors.

In order to register, please click here.

Buying and selling items have to be taken seriously. It is therefore important that we have all the personal information necessary regarding all the users of this website. Anonymous accounts cannot be tolerated.
Besides, it is completely free to register on Delcampe and to enjoy our services.

You can register by filling in our registration form you can find after clicking on “register”. All the fields with an asterisk (*) are compulsory :

-Nickname: once you have made up your own and defined your password, you can log in onto your account and use our website as a member.
-Name and address: it is very important that you give the right information. If they were not, transactions would not be safe. Anonymous use of the website is forbidden.
-Phone number: this information is not mandatory but might be very useful in case contacting you by email is no more possible.
-Email address: it is by far the most important information you need to give. Without a working email address, you could not receive your password and, later, receive the sent from other members or from us.
-Date of birth : only members over 18 are allowed on Delcampe.