The administrators handling the collapse of Booktopia have announced that orders placed with Australia’s largest online bookseller will not be filled – and there may be no refunds either.
It means out of pocket customers who placed orders prior to the company entering voluntary administration have now become, in effect, unsecured creditors – which voids store credits and gift cards too.
This week all trading ceased on the Booktopia site, with administrator Damien Pasfield from McGrathNicol Restructuring informing customers they must lodge a proof of debt form to make a claim.
The Booktopia Group and its associated entities Booktopia, Making I. T. Better, and Virtual Lifestyles, were declared insolvent and went into voluntary…
