Variety has posted an obituary for the VHS format, which almost all major retailers have officially booted from shelves to make way for the oncoming glut of Christmas… sorry, holiday product. For those who simply can’t cope with the death of the format, don’t worry — there’s always Ebay and Half.com, where those 30 million copies of The Lion King will be peddled for another generation or so, likely at or around shipping cost. Of course, once your kids’ Barney or Dora the Explorer tapes wear out the heads on the VCR, you’re totally screwed…