The consumer center advised against it, the public prosecutor’s office is investigating: Now the payment problems of the second-hand shop girls’ flea market have been confirmed.
The second-hand shop Mädchenflehmarkt has filed for bankruptcy as the Wirtschaftswoche first reported. The district court of Stuttgart appointed the lawyer Ilkin Bananyarli as insolvency administrator. He is a partner in the law firm Pluta.
The bankruptcy news comes as no surprise. Just a few days ago Gründerszene investigated several cases, in which girls’ flea market paid the users no money or paid it very late for goods sold. Users advertise second-hand clothing there and are paid for it by the startup. The startup itself then appears as a seller and sends the goods to the customers.
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Just last Thursday, the consumer advice center in Baden-Württemberg published an article, warning against buying and selling through the platform. Accordingly, the complaints would have accumulated. The consumer center advises users to first set a deadline for paying out the money. “If the deadline has expired and no payment has been received, you should file a criminal complaint with the police and open a dunning procedure online,” it continues.
Public prosecutors are investigating girls’ flea market
As the public prosecutor’s office in Stuttgart confirmed to Gründerszene, several reports have already been filed. It is currently being checked “whether there are sufficient actual indications of criminally relevant behavior.”
Neither the company Mädchenflehmarkt nor the founders responded to inquiries from the start-up scene. In the wake of the late and missed payments, online retailer About You ended its collaboration with Mädchenflohmarkt.