twikoff

well.. ebay has been threatening for awhile.. but it looks like we are down to the final 3 months of half.com

I've really enjoyed half.com.. made it so easy to sell books, dvds, textbooks, and some toys..

I prefer half.com, because their fees are reasonable, they get lots of traffic, and I can set my own price.. Rather than using an auction system..

And its very easy to list my items..

I havent decided if Ill convert my items over to ebay.. because it just doesnt seem worth it for some of the .75 - 1.50 books.. but with half.com, there was still a little more profit on those books, with the set shipping prices..

Eric F

Amazon resellers.

Tony Dvdfan

Use ebay, they have changed the way to list an item to sell, much like half is set up. I haven't tried amazon, but thought about it awhile back and it seemed the fees were higher.

Chew

I'm going to miss Half too. Over the last few years, I can count on one hand the number of things I've bought on ebay, but have lost count of the number on Half.

odisn

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cdollaz

I'm going to cry.

iggystar

That is really sad. I've never sold anything, but have bought lots of stuff from Half. I guess all of my business will go to Amazon to buy my used stuff now.

RevLiver

I switched my listings for CDs and DVDs over to eBay, books on Amazon. You list on eBay now the same way you did on Half, by UPC or ISBN. You can run fixed price listings only if you wish instead of auctions. The final value fee is much less than that of Half, max of 5% vs. 15%. Granted, there's an insertion fee, but most of my listings have insertion fees of 45 cents.

I list books on Amazon because there's more of a market for books there. Paperbacks on eBay barely sell.

lwhy?

What I liked about half was paying the 2.49 fixed shipping fee. All the ebay sellers try to milk you on shipping. Some charge five or six dollars when the actual shipping cost is arond $2.

tonyc3742

The thing about selling on Ebay versus Half.com is that on Half.com your item sits there until it sells, and only then it costs you money. It is a great way to sell 'normal' stuff, not colectible stuff for that reason. And for some reason people pay more, in general, on Half.com. I just sold Soul Calibur for the Dreamcast for 21 bucks on half.com, and it looks like it's going for 8-12 on Ebay, and that's if it sells [you pay the insertion fee and reserve fee, if any, even if it doesn't sell.]
As a buyer, fixed shipping on Half.com was nice. Also the fact that Ipaid Half.com, who paid the seller, so I had some easy recourse in case I didn't get what I expected [which never happened].
Amazon Marketplace, IIRC, charged 15% _plus_ .99 or something like that commission. Noticeably more than Half.com, especially for items <5 bucks or so.
I agree, I'll miss Half.com. I guess I should have kept some of those pre-printed Half.com stickers they gave original users to ship with, maybe they'd be worth something on ebay....oh the irony....

speedy1961

I'm going to beat the neighbor's cat.

Chew

Buyer-wise, it's great. Seller-wise, not so much. I'm always fair with my shipping on eBay, but have gotten stuck with big shipping charges with a few of the items I sell on Half because of the fixed rate.

Chew

Plus, the seller never gets the full $2.49 either. It's usually like $1.67 or something. Half has to get their cut of that as well.

tonyc3742

That's true, they only offer a 'shipping credit' on most items regardless of how much it costs to ship. But my shipping credit usually covers my shipping costs [1.26 or so in first class postage, and about 15 cents worth of supplies, Half.com gives 1.89 shipping reimbursement]. And if someone should upgrade to Priority, Half.com's credit more than covers that [4.70 credit for 3.85 in postage and about ten cents worth of bubblewrap, free boxes.]
Like any business,you have to take that into account when you price things. I wouldn't sell a computer monitor on there for 1.00 because I'd lose money on shipping. But I'd sell a book or a CD on there for 1.00 because I'd make a little bit, on something I am no longer using.
For ease of use, and consistent reasonable fees, and widespread coverage, and massive flexibility, I have really enjoyed Half.com, and I'll miss it when it's gone.
it's been a great way to try to get rid of a bunch of 'random stuff' that's not worth the hassle of Ebay, but that wouldn't give me much at a garage sale or trade-in at a local B&M.
I certainly won't get rich and retire from them, but:
" You are currently listing 64 item(s) with a total value of $968.29.
Since becoming a member, you have sold 98 item(s) for a total of $1,459.87."
is nice, especially when all that stuff would have maybe gotten 100 bucks at a flea market or a garage sale. Half the time I'm amazed at what someone pays for my stuff.

Obviously this all depends on what you sell. 95% of what I have listed, or what I have sold, is either CD's, DVD's, VHS tapes, or console games, each of which is very cheap to ship. I did actually sell a computer printer last year, but I also added like 10 or 15 bucks for shipping costs [I think you specify shipping on some items].

Disc-Flipper

Half never did make their way to Canadian service.

btlives

The best thing for a half.com seller is NO PAYPAL BS
Period.

I wish ebay never purchased it.

DVD Josh

Now eBay owns them all!

btlives

Has anyone used www.gemm.com ?

silentbob007

Today, Half.com is going to Ebay. Did the change take place already?

stevevt

I think what you mean is that half.com is redirecting to half.ebay.com. Right? If so, it's been doing that for a long time.

RevLiver

eBay was going to shut Half down over the summer but many sellers complained that they prefer to sell college textbooks on Half, so they will remain open until sometime in October.

silentbob007

Actually, for about a 15 minute window yesterday, half.com was going to Ebay's "Half Zone" and would not allow normal Half.com searches, only auctions.

uteotw

And WHY are they doing this again? If they own both, why not give people the option of either/or? It annoys me to no end...

boredsilly

This is what I'm saying. But I bet it has something to do with how much it cost to run the site vs profit earned. Whatever the reason it blows. Half was the best for cds, books, dvds, and the like. No getting sniped. No jacked up shipping rate. No paypal! It was good while it lasted.

I really can't stand ebay anymore. In the earlier days it was really "one man's trash is another man's treasure" come to life, but now it's dominated too heavily by vendors. Especially the electronics/computer sections.

Easy

You took the words right out of my mouth. I really liked half and even ebay in the beginning, but half is nearly dead and ebay has turned to crap. I no longer bother.