Momox Shop, the second-hand market revolution

We all noticed the increase in popularity for second hand markets in the last few years. People are more conscious about their environmental impact and are trying to improve the way they buy stuff. Some industries understood that perfectly, just like Momox. The german-based platform is becoming an important player in the second hand market landscape, let’s see how!

How it all started

The Momox story started in 2004, in Germany, and more precisely in Berlin, hence why my particular interest in the brand. At first, you could only buy or sell used books. Over time, the company grew and other categories made their appearance: CDs, DVDs, video games… Nowadays, Momox is part of Europe’s leading re-commerce companies. It is present in other countries than Germany, such as France, the UK, Austria… In Germany, it is important to note that it is also known as Medimops.

Momox’s way of work

There is nothing easier than buying or selling items with Momox. For sellers, you just need to create an account and start scanning the barcodes of the items you want to get rid of. You will have an automatic price based on its condition and the market demand on the product. Once someone is interested in your product, Momox will send you a free shipping label. The warehouse will then receive it and make a final inspection before sending it to the client.

For the buyers, it’s as simple as other commerce platforms. You can browse through the very complete categories for the item you’re looking for on the website. You will find competitive prices on pre-owned items and you can make sure to receive what you really wanted due to the inspections made on every items before shipping to the customer.

Its sustainability impact

One of the reasons why Momox is popular is its whole business idea. By promoting the reuse of owned products, the company is trying to help with reducing the environmental impact of consumerism. Momox wants to help by giving a second life to products that could end up in nature and wants to conserve resources and minimize waste with its offer.

Advantages for buyers and sellers

This is a better deal for the planet but not only! For sellers, this is an easy way to get rid of items they don’t need anymore. On top of that, you can earn money from it. We all know a few items in our homes that could clearly be useful somewhere else than in our dusty cupboard (no, I’m not talking about my collection of Twilight DVDs). Their easy step-by-step process to put on the website is also another big advantage. Especially for all the busy bees that we are.

For the buyers, they can have access to a lot of products for competitive prices. For bookworms like me, it can be a serious hole in the budget. When we know that new books can easily cost 20 euros, if I told you you could buy 4 of them on Momox for the same price, wouldn’t that be interesting?

What to expect in the future

Now that Momox is well integrated in the re-commerce industry, the expansion is about to come. After the cultural industry, the company is present in one of the most promising and polluting, the fashion industry. Similar to Vinted, Momox is offering second-hand clothes, shoes and accessories online. You can find very famous brands on the website’s offerings, like Hugo Boss, Love Moschino, Ralph Lauren… For the curious ones, here is the website.

To conclude, we can see that Momox has built its way up to be one of the pioneers of the second hand industry. With its friendly UI platform, its commitment to sustainability and a great customer experience, the company has created a loyal customer base. You can be sure they're gonna keep growing in the next few years with a second hand demand in expansion. I can’t wait to see the next offers with this leading second hand company, who knows what’s next?