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19 February
Etsy is selling Depop to eBay at a markdown, in latest move to focus on basics. Both stocks are rallying.

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Etsy says selling Depop will allow it to ‘grow the Etsy marketplace in ways that matter most to our buyers and sellers’

The Etsy headquarters building with a cyclist passing by.
Etsy’s sales growth has slowed since the pandemic-era e-commerce boom. Photo: Getty Images

Etsy on Wednesday said it was selling the online secondhand-clothing site Depop to eBay for around $1.2 billion, in an effort to focus more deeply on its main marketplace business.

The cash deal, set to close in the second quarter, comes as Etsy ETSY and other businesses still unwind from the boom in digital demand brought by the pandemic. Etsy, whose marketplace allows small businesses to sell things like arts, crafts and home goods, bought Depop in 2021, albeit for a higher price, at $1.6 billion.