Amazon stops selling all hoverboards - CNET

Any daredevils still interested in buying a hoverboard will find it harder to get one now.

On Tuesday, Amazon.com pulled all its hoverboards from its website, leaving only accessories such as decals and wheels still available. An advertisement for the Razor Hovertrax hoverboard leads to a nearly empty page on the website.

Amazon's decision comes days after the US Consumer Product Safety Commission deemed all hoverboards unsafe, saying they "pose an unreasonable risk of fire" if they don't meet voluntary safety standards. No hoverboards currently on the market meet those standards.

Amazon declined to comment on its move, which follows similar decisions by Target and Toys "R" Us to pull the self-balancing scooters from their websites.

The moves by retailers will likely brake the explosive popularity of hoverboards, which was already slowing. The devices became a hugely popular -- if misnamed -- mode of transportation during the holiday season, but then were found to be major safety hazards. Reports of the motorized boards catching fire started appearing in December.