# Fuck, apparently half.com is closing down

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-apparently-half-com-is-closing-down/789210>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 17, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-apparently-half-com-is-closing-down/789210 "2017-06-17T16:11:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-apparently-half-com-is-closing-down/789210/1 "2017-06-17T16:11:33Z")

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I liked their used marketplace better than [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) for used books and movies. This is very disappointing.

[http://community.ebay.com/t5/Half-com/Half-com-will-be-closing-on-August-31-2017-Very-Sad/m-p/27103961](http://community.ebay.com/t5/Half-com/Half-com-will-be-closing-on-August-31-2017-Very-Sad/m-p/27103961)

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**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-apparently-half-com-is-closing-down/789210/2 "2017-06-17T23:18:50Z")

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I used to use the heck out of that for buying and selling (text)books.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-apparently-half-com-is-closing-down/789210/3 "2017-06-18T02:36:53Z")

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They were going to shut down about 10 years ago, but decided not to after extensive customer backlash.

I have a [half.com](http://half.com) account for the items I can’t list on Amazon, and rarely sell anything there, but maybe it’s just my selection. Other Amazon vendors have had varying success over there.

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**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-apparently-half-com-is-closing-down/789210/4 "2017-06-18T03:44:37Z")

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> [@aktep](#):
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> I used to use the heck out of that for buying and selling (text)books.

I think we all “used to” use it, which is why it is closing down!