Why did eBay shut down half dot com?

It was announced in June.

Indiewire.com

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[Ebay] originally announced in 2003 that it would close Half.com – but reversed course a year later after Half.com sellers refused to transfer over to eBay.

For the next 13 years, Half.com continued to operate as a subsidiary of eBay, and users still sold items on the platform – which remained pretty much unchanged and even now operates with a user interface that looks straight out of the early 2000s.

But perhaps sales volume finally dipped low enough that eBay decided now was the time to do what it tried to do all those years ago, and migrate the few remaining Half.com sellers to the mother ship.

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I used to love half. Between video games, text books, etc, it was a great place to find deals.

I didn't know people still bought CDs.

Do they sell those in stores?

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I didn't know people still bought CDs.

Do they sell those in stores?

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More like they sell them OUTSIDE convenience stores, around 2am, along with a lil powder, small rocks, "oregano" ... Be careful when purchasing these discounted CD's however, the seller could be a nutcase who likes to wave a firearm openly.

Half com was the place to get your textbooks. I'd buy the ones 2 editions old for about 4$