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site for used books and media founded by Christian Wegner in 2004. Wegner has said that "momox" stands for "Moderner Medien Online Express-Ankauf". Wegner started selling used items in 2004 with 1500 euros start-up capital and of storage space, selling on

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. In May 2006, he founded Momox GmbH and the momox.de web site for buying books, CDs, and DVDs. The selling site Medimops opened in 2007. In 2010, other investors joined the company. The company expanded to France, Austria, and Great Britain in 2011. In 2019, Momox had €250 million in sales. , the majority owner is Verdane Capital of Norway, and Wegner has sold all his shares. Due to

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, the company had to discontinue its service on momox.co.uk in December 2021. In 2022, there was an expansion of the offering to Spain and Italy. On December 14, 2022, there was a transformation from a stock corporation to a European company.{{cite web, access-date=2023-01-05, title=momox ist nun eine europäische Aktiengesellschaft, url=https://momox.biz/presse/240-pressemeldungen/2022/1104-momox-wird-zur-se

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momox.de
buyer of used books
medimops.de
seller of used books
momoxfashion.com
seller of used clothes Companies based in Berlin Book selling websites German companies established in 2006 Bookstores established in the 21st century Retail companies established in 2006 2006 establishments in Germany

Momox Momox AG is a Berlin-based recommerce site for used books and media founded by Christian Wegner in 2004. Wegner has said that "momox" stands for "Moderner Medien Online Express-Ankauf". Wegner started selling used items in 2004 with 1500 euros ...

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