A new day, a new twist in the story of beleaguered e-commerce retailer Burke Decor: Just one day after the Ohio-based company was sued by the state’s attorney general for alleged fraud, a mysterious public listing appeared online, indicating that the company’s assets would be auctioned off on April 16—a revelation that was first reported by Furniture Today.

The notice is somewhat short on details. According to the document, the sale is a Uniform Commercial Code auction—the result of a foreclosure on a debt. In this case, the lender in question was Ampla, the financial services company that sued Burke Decor in 2024, claiming it was owed more than $6 million. While that case was dismissed on an apparent jurisdictional issue, this public listing at least suggests that Ampla is attempting to force a sale of Burke Decor’s assets rather than continuing to pursue the case in court.

Interestingly, Ampla has transferred its debt to an entity called La Cote I, an LLC formed last August that lists a UPS store in Burke Decor’s hometown of Boardman, Ohio, as its business address. Here too, there are unknowns: It’s possible La Cote I is a holding company set up to isolate Ampla from whatever legal complexities arise from a forced UCC auction. It’s also possible another party has purchased Burke Decor’s debt and is using La Cote I to shield its identity.

Neither Ampla, Burke Decor, nor the lawyer overseeing the sale returned a request for comment in time for publication.

The news comes at a time when several parties are actively competing to recoup their losses from Burke Decor. In December of last year, FedEx sued the retailer, looking to claw back an alleged $1.7 million in unpaid bills. Meanwhile, the Ohio attorney general, Dave Yost, is seeking refunds for more than 350 consumers, to the tune of $380,000 plus damages. And founder Erin Burke herself is wrapping up a personal bankruptcy case in California.

Throughout it all, Burke Decor’s site has remained operational, cheerfully employing seasonal promotions like the one that occupied the homepage at press time: “Set the table. Brunch season.”