- Best For: Used books, textbooks, DVDs, CDs, and games at a fraction of new prices
- Owner: momox SE, Berlin
- Shipping: 1.99 euros, free from 19 euros in Germany
- Condition Grades: Every item is checked and labeled before listing
- Payment: Invoice, PayPal, card, direct debit, Amazon Pay
How It Works in Three Steps
- momox buys. Scan a barcode in the momox app, accept a fixed price, print a free label, and post your old books, CDs, DVDs, or games to Berlin.
- The warehouse checks. Every item is inspected, graded for condition, and photographed before it is listed.
- medimops sells. The same items appear on medimops at a fraction of the new price, with shipping free from 19 euros.
The result is a stock of millions of used items, each graded, at prices that often sit at a third or less of the new price. For anyone who reads a lot, it is hard to ignore.
How medimops Grades Condition
Every item passes through a quality check before it goes online, and the grade is shown on the listing.
| Grade | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Sehr gut (very good) | Light signs of use at most, no marks inside |
| Gut (good) | Visible wear on the cover, pages clean and complete |
| Akzeptabel (acceptable) | Clear wear, possibly notes or underlining, fully readable |
Filter by grade on the left of any search page. For fiction you plan to read once, "gut" is usually fine and cheapest. For gifts or books you will keep, stay with "sehr gut."
Buyers occasionally report a copy with more notes than expected under a "sehr gut" label. It happens with used goods at scale. If the grade is clearly wrong, contact support before returning, since that is how the return postage gets covered.
What It Costs at medimops
| Detail | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| Item prices | Often 1 to 8 euros for paperbacks, more for textbooks and rare titles |
| Shipping | 1.99 euros under 19 euros, free from 19 euros |
| Payment | Invoice, PayPal, credit card, direct debit, bank transfer, Amazon Pay |
| Returns | Standard 14-day right of withdrawal, plus support for misdescribed items |
| Discounts | Regular 5 to 15% coupons by email and on the site |
The 19-euro threshold shapes how people shop. Two or three paperbacks clear it, and once you are over it the per-book cost is the whole cost.
Selling to momox, Buying on medimops
The two sites form a loop. Scan a barcode in the momox app, accept the fixed offer, print the free shipping label, and send your books in. The money lands within a few days of the warehouse check.
Then buy your next batch of medimops. Regular readers effectively swap books at a low net cost, and the environmental argument is real: each used copy sold is one fewer printed. Games and DVDs work the same way, and the app scans those barcodes too.
Where medimops Beats Buying New
| Use Case | Why medimops Wins |
|---|---|
| Textbooks and study guides | Prior editions cost a fraction of new and are often identical |
| Series binge reading | Buy a whole series for the price of one new hardback |
| Language learning | Cheap workbooks you can write in without guilt |
| Kids' books | Outgrown fast, so used makes sense |
| DVDs, Blu-rays, games | Physical media is cheap and plentiful |
| Classical and jazz CDs | Deep catalog that streaming often misses |
Where it loses: brand-new releases, which are rarely in stock for months, and pristine collector copies, which are better found elsewhere.
What Buyers Report
Feedback is broadly positive. A large review aggregator lists a strong average across hundreds of thousands of ratings, with fast delivery and accurate grading the most common praise. Many long-term customers say they have bought dozens of titles with no problems.
The complaints cluster around two things: a copy in worse condition than its grade, and confusion about return postage. Both have the same fix. Photograph the issue, contact support first, and wait for the return label rather than posting the book back on your own.
medimops also runs outlet stores in Berlin, if you prefer to browse in person.
medimops vs. rebuy vs. ZVAB
| Parameter | medimops | rebuy | ZVAB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | Millions of graded items | Large, strong on tech and games | Marketplace of dealers |
| Free shipping from | 19 euros | Varies by order | Set by each seller |
| Condition grading | Central, in-house | Central, in-house | Per seller |
| Rare and antiquarian | Limited | Limited | Strong |
| Best for | Everyday reading and media | Games and electronics | Rare and out-of-print |
For ordinary reading, medimops is the simplest and usually the cheapest. Go to ZVAB when you need a specific old edition.
How to Shop It Well
- Filter by condition before you sort by price
- Fill the basket to 19 euros so shipping is free
- Check the ISBN or edition on textbooks, since editions can differ
- Sign up for the newsletter to catch the 5 to 15% coupons
- Report a misgraded item to support before returning it
- Sell your finished books back through momox to fund the next order
What We Liked, What We Would Change
What we liked
- Prices that make reading a series or a semester's textbooks affordable
- Free shipping from 19 euros, a bar two paperbacks can clear
- Condition grading you can filter on before you see a price
- Invoice payment and a sell-back loop that funds the next order
What we would change
- Tighter grading on "sehr gut," since a few copies slip through with notes
- Clear return postage rules on the site, not just from support
- A short cancellation window after ordering, which currently does not exist
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is shipping?
1.99 euros for orders under 19 euros, free above that within Germany.
Is medimops the same as momox?
Same company. Momox buys, Medimops sells.
Can I return a book?
Yes, within the standard 14-day withdrawal period. Contact support first if the item was misdescribed so postage is covered.
Are the books clean?
Grades run from very good to acceptable. Choose "sehr gut" if you want minimal wear.
Does it ship outside Germany?
Yes, to several European countries, with higher shipping fees.
Final Verdict
medimops is the default for used books in Germany for a reason. The grading is transparent, the prices are low, and the 19-euro free shipping line is easy to reach.
Buy "sehr gut" when it matters, "gut" when it does not, and use support before returning anything. Do that, and the savings add up fast.