Booktopia will not fill orders and may not issue refunds, say administrators

Customers left out of pocket who placed orders have now become, in effect, unsecured creditors

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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.

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