Why is eBay shutting down Half.com???

[glinde]

Not sure if anyone's heard the news yet:

News article

This has me very depressed, as I have come to very frequently rely on Half.com for all of my media needs (books, games, DVDs, CDs, etc.). I can almost always find items, even new, for well under the extravagant and highly inflated retail prices, and even with a clear conscience--I guess I'll have to go back to peer-to-peer filesharing (what a pain). And the same auctions on fleabay are almost always higher (I knew there was reason to be nervous when eBay bought the young vibrant startup).

So while this borders on an off-topic discussion (the end rather than beginning of a very hot ongoing deal site), I'm wondering what others think about this news and whether anyone has a clue why this is happening...

 

[spanky]

it's one thing to whine about shutting down half.com (and in the wrong forum might i add)... it does not help your cause to admit u pirate software.

 

[UF Jspec]

This is definitely a cold deal. I'll miss half.com.

 

[dethman]

we seriously need to administer an exam concerning what they can post before allowing people to register.

 

[cjchaps]

That totally sucks! I hope somebody re-opens another business like that without going through the hassle of auctioning off crap! DAMN THEM!!

 

[Richard98]

Thanks for the horrible news - wonder how they're going to "fully integrate" half.com into ebay. Here's the announcement at half.com:
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[sirfergy]

I would suggest reading it a bit more. It states that half.com is going away, but the service will be provided by ebay.

 

[Banana]

GLinde: What other profiles do you have on AT?

I've looked at Half.com only a few times, and not recently. For some reason, it didn't appeal to me. So no big loss.

 

[corinthos]

I'm going to miss half.com found some stuff available on there I couldn't even find on eBay! Well, at least the shutdown won't take place until some time in 2004... it will give me ample time to buy those items.

 

[codeyf]

That bites! I've used at least 3 $5 off coupons and 1 $15 off coupon there. Great place for console games.....

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: codeyf
That bites! I've used at least 3 $5 off coupons and 1 $15 off coupon there. Great place for console games.....

say.... aren't those coupons for first time purchases?

 

[codeyf]

Originally posted by: spankyOO7

Originally posted by: codeyf
That bites! I've used at least 3 $5 off coupons and 1 $15 off coupon there. Great place for console games.....

say.... aren't those coupons for first time purchases?

uhh....I dunno....one time I bought tetris, one time I bought another game.....one time I bought 2 games, one time I bought a camera, one time I bought another camera..... Well, I made a purchase, my son made a purchase, my mom made a purchase, my dad........

 

[TonitosWay]

 

[Jzero]

Half was pretty much crap from the moment they started to allow "Over Half" and stopped giving me $5 coupons. Although as someone in the Plymouth Meeting/Conshohocken area, it's sad to see yet another local business disappear.

 

[Armoth]

I guess it helps to read the whole title...hehe

What!?!? eBay is shutting down?! lol Oh man, am I tired....

[Not to nef, but I thought it was funny]

 

[Z_1]

Looks like they're already doing on Ebay with that set price for your auctions.