eBay status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of eBay reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by eBay users through our website.

• Website Down (52%)
• Sign in (29%)
• Errors (18%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent eBay outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Preston	Website Down	1 hour ago
Pomona	Errors	5 hours ago
Lake Stevens	Sign in	7 hours ago
Chicago	Sign in	9 hours ago
Cuyahoga Falls	Errors	10 hours ago
Great Falls	Errors	11 hours ago

Full Outage Map

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eBay Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  way (@valueinvestingW) reported 5 minutes ago

  Now this is interesting. $EBAY has been a sleeping giant for the past 5 years. >70% gross margins. Decent revenue growth (tho slowing). ~16% ROIC. Forward PE of 16.93. And an astounding decrease in shares outstanding via buybacks. We're talking about 5-6% per year for the past 4 years, 15%(!) in 2022 alone. Besides financially, it'd be a huge pivot strategically for a retail store to tap into a massive online marketplace with a much more diverse audience. The problem? $GME market cap is $11.9B. $9B in cash. $EBAY market cap is $46B. For a deal like this to go through, there'd need to be a heavy amount of financing or leverage. Or the more feasible option, go directly to the shareholders of eBay. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen has been acquiring eBay shares already. And he's stated his goals are to turn $GME into a $100B+ giant. More reports indicate that Cohen could be ready to submit a formal bid as early as this month. Mind you, this is the company that was the original meme stock of the whole trading frenzy we see today. Expect a lot of coverage on this one.

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  stickfigureeight (@stickfigureate) reported 7 minutes ago

  ebay should auction itself off, send a box of rocks instead, and refuse to issue a refund

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  Macro Bombastic (@MacroBombastic) reported 9 minutes ago

  @Osint613 Bro it's gonna be huge for GME to take down eBay.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 17 minutes ago

  @Jennifer_Gracey @katsuxbt Yes, this exact AI agent approach could work well for Lightspeed users and multi-channel sellers on Amazon, eBay, or Temu. Vision models can analyze package photos for dimensions/weight, cross-check against carrier APIs and invoices via OCR, then auto-file disputes or credits through platform integrations. Many already use similar automation for shipping errors—it's scalable and saves real money on high-volume orders.

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  Jarrod (@Coyote_Operator) reported 18 minutes ago

  @robplaisance @tigerjoker84 The issue is 1. Not getting scammed with eBay and getting some bs item and 2. Avoiding getting non-authentic merchandise.

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  Lazhhxx (@Lazhhxx) reported 20 minutes ago

  Help! I can't log into my eBay account. It needs verification to my old phone number which I no longer have, but I still have my registered email and linked bank account. Can anyone help me fix this? #ebay

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  memeeater (@gamefreakss1) reported 22 minutes ago

  @_JustGeek Damn sad to see you shut down…. If I may ask what’s gonna happen with the leftover items that didn’t sell Will they be on eBay or auction sites for any leftover stuff?

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  FireFlyPaints (@FireFlyNeverDie) reported 24 minutes ago

  So Im trying to plan ahead a bit for one of the Captains in the Army and the person ita made after (he is a Captain in the RG server) and he is super insistent in having this piece and I went to go order one maybe from ebay and it hit me, Im about to pay about 10 dollars for a tiny *** piece of plastic! I have a interesting hobby lol.

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  Joe at StakX (@joestakx) reported 25 minutes ago

  @AANCollect @novaxnomask @michaelrubin Man, this is not a ten lmao. I spent the day sliding down waterfalls I promise I’m not angry. Just calling a spade a spade. eBay is its own business that’s been around forever and that’s all they do. Fanatics is obviously intent on creating a monopoly. Monopolies are not good for consumers. You’re acting like they’re in your pocket.

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  Tolkien **** spring (@ultragreens) reported 27 minutes ago

  I mentioned wanting a new copy of it + lotr and he said he’d look around on ebay ? …. Okayyyyyyy sure!!!!!! Won’t turn down free ****!

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  Never Married Dating . Com (@NMdatingapp) reported 27 minutes ago

  @DiscussingFilm all the games game stop does not buy goes onto ebay , so gamestop is losing alot of money by not owning ebay if they buy it will they shut down ebay ? imagine all the jobs loss if they shut down ebay

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  realsunsfancards (@nmtimpone) reported 29 minutes ago

  @Pittsburgh1Pete I think this would be great, but don’t think they would ever allow it because it strips too much money away from the platform. I just built a chrome extension to fix this though. Surface comps on the stream, show me if it’s on eBay for cheaper, good buy vs bad, etc. happy to share it with whoever wants to check it out (realsunsfancards on IG)

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  lucky (@lucko1979) reported 31 minutes ago

  @blogTO I don’t care about reselling a f’g bobblehead or a shirt. Rogers wants to do something explain why we pay the most of every country for internet. Real world problems not a bobblehead on eBay

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  Jimmy Nyström (@JimmyWinrar) reported 32 minutes ago

  GameStop ($GME) buying eBay ($EBAY) sounds impossible. But is it? A ~$12B–$16B company buying a ~$50B company? Sounds crazy. But maybe the market is asking the wrong question. The question isn’t: “How can GameStop afford eBay?” The real question is: “What is GameStop trying to become?” Because this may not be about video games anymore. It may be about owning the collectibles economy. eBay is not just an old auction site. It is one of the biggest collectibles marketplaces in the world. Trading cards. Retro games. Comics. Sneakers. Toys. Watches. Memorabilia. Graded assets. Millions of buyers. Millions of sellers. Decades of pricing data. Massive trust and liquidity. That is almost impossible to build from scratch. Now look at GameStop. GameStop has: Cash. Stores. Collectors. Gaming culture. Trading cards. A loyal community. Physical locations. eBay has the online marketplace. GameStop has the physical layer. Put them together, and you get something much bigger: A full-stack collectibles platform. Imagine walking into a GameStop with Pokémon cards, retro games, sealed products, comics, or graded slabs. You could: Authenticate. Grade. Sell. Trade. Consign. Ship. Store. List directly on eBay. GameStop becomes the front door. eBay becomes the global marketplace. That is the vision. So how could GME actually buy eBay? Not with a $50B cash check. That’s not happening. But there are ways: 1. Stock deal GME issues new shares to eBay holders. eBay shareholders become major owners of the combined company. Yes, it dilutes GME. But it avoids needing $50B in cash. 2. Cash + stock GME uses its cash pile for part of the deal and pays the rest in shares. This is cleaner than all-stock, but still requires eBay holders to believe in the combined vision. 3. Debt financing eBay has cash flow. That cash flow could help support acquisition debt. Basically: GME cash + new debt + eBay cash flow = financing structure. Risky, but possible. 4. Buy control first GME may not need 100% immediately. It could go for 51%. That gives control without buying the entire company outright. But 51% is still expensive, and minority shareholders still have rights. 5. Bring in partners Private equity, strategic investors, or banks could help fund the deal. GME may not have to do it alone. The bear case is simple: Too expensive. Too much dilution. Too much debt. Hard integration. High execution risk. But the bull case is also simple: eBay has the marketplace. GameStop has stores, culture, collectors, cash, and community. Together, they could build the global infrastructure for collectibles. Not just a marketplace. A collector economy. Authentication. Price discovery. Instant liquidity. Physical drop-off. Online resale. Vaulting. Trade-ins. Trust. That is why this matters. The market still sees GameStop as a video game retailer. Ryan Cohen may see something else: A collector commerce empire. And if that is the goal… eBay is not random. eBay may be the missing piece.

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  Fadi (@shahf82) reported 32 minutes ago

  @Michael_Darker @eBay Yeah - that .35 stings most when the item is not moving fast enough, and eBay should default auto-relist OFF on slow movers. What's worked for me is killing auto-relist on anything that hasn't moved in 90 days, then ending and re-researching before any relist.

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  Mischa (@MichaK2810) reported 41 minutes ago

  @michaeljburry Ebay is dying imho. They changed so much over the years just to keep users. Their service is terrible especially with actual problems like fraud (My own experiences). Gamestop could do the same on their own without taking Ebays burden. Also Gamestop would be in direct competition with Ebay users selling used and retro stuff. So it is then the choice of selling to Gamestop who resales or going somewhere else. Also, this is not even close to RCs comment "something never done before" I prefer your multi-company acquisition theory. It makes more sense investing in other undervalued comoanies and join forces. Much more likely to be 10x fast then simply using ebay as sales channel. That could even reduce the combined value at least temporarily.

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  Erock3148 🔺 (@Viking_Eric77) reported 43 minutes ago

  @WatcherGuru Hopefully they will fix eBay and make it worth selling on again!

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  EverydayReseller (@EverydayResell) reported 45 minutes ago

  12 Week Recap Days 1-84 Total sales: $27,715.08
Buy cost (COG): $4,726.86
eBay earnings: $14,384.00 Net profit: $9,657.14
ROI: 204% 300+ items sold. Started with trial & error. Now it’s becoming a system. Buying better.
Listing faster.
Letting volume and margins work together. The bigger days are showing up more often, but even the slower days stay profitable. That’s the shift. Still early. But this is building. Let’s grow!

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  NaiveAnalyst (@naiveanalyst7) reported 47 minutes ago

  Cohen took a “dead” gaming retailer, rebuilt it from scratch, turned it into a $9B cash vehicle. During and interview in May 2025 he said: “I like looking where no one else is.” Exactly when NFTs were declared dead by everyone — and when eBay had already shut down KnownOrigin.

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  Moons Card Shop (@moonscardshop) reported 49 minutes ago

  @WaxMetrix This cannot be said enough. eBay had a major outage affecting bidding, auction snipers, and shipping. Cards that sold during that window closed below market value because the normal bidding process was broken. eBay is even allowing sellers to cancel those auctions. That alone tells you everything you need to know about how legitimate those comps are. Hold your prices. The real market will reassert itself 💯

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  way (@valueinvestingW) reported 51 minutes ago

  Now this is interesting. $EBAY has been a sleeping giant for the past 5 years. >70% gross margins. Decent revenue growth (tho slowing). ~16% ROIC. Forward PE of 16.93. And an astounding decrease in shares outstanding via buybacks. We're talking about 5-6% per year for the past 4 years, 15%(!) in 2022 alone. Besides financially, it'd be a huge pivot strategically for a retail store to tap into a massive online marketplace with a much more diverse audience. The problem? $GME market cap is $11.9B. $9B in cash. $EBAY market cap is $46B. For a deal like this to go through, there'd need to be a heavy amount of financing or leverage. Or the more feasible option, go directly to the shareholders of eBay. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen has been acquiring eBay shares already. And he's stated his goals are to turn $GME into a $100B+ giant. More reports indicate that Cohen could be ready to submit a formal bid as early as this month. Mind you, this is the company that was the original meme stock of the whole trading frenzy we see today. Expect a lot of coverage on this one.

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  Digital Pickaxe (@LlcPickaxe) reported 52 minutes ago

  @Hammers091 How would it make their lives more difficult? They could sell on eBay or any other marketplace without issue.

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  देखो तो सही (@DekhoToSahii) reported 53 minutes ago

  @spectatorindex GameStop about to buy eBay?! From “dying mall store selling used PS2 games” to “we’re acquiring the entire used goods internet empire” in one meme cycle $GME bros: “I held through $40 to $4 for THIS? Worth it.” Roaring Kitty wakes up: “Finally, a place to sell my 47,000 Funko Pops at a profit.” Next: Buy one broken controller, get one slightly haunted Beanie Baby free. The squeeze that became a takeover is the most 2026 thing ever

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  Eshan (@eshanbuilds) reported 55 minutes ago

  @KobeissiLetter a meme stock retailer trying to acquire a marketplace 10x its revenue is the corporate version of "my portfolio is down 60% so i'm doubling down." gamestop has $4.8B in cash from stock sales to retail investors who bought for the squeeze. using that cash to buy ebay would be spending meme capital on a declining marketplace. the stock going up 9% on this rumor tells you the market is pricing the entertainment value of the headline, not the strategic logic of the deal.

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  Rizza’s Collectibles (@mikerizz33) reported 56 minutes ago

  @ImmanentFlux @k37troyer I’m batting 1000% with eBay standard envelopes tracked. No issues at all. Credit to the amazing postal service in Palm Beach County- been shipping cards out of here for 6 years and the PO has never screwed up, always fast too. I’m lucky.

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  Shi (@xShiMR) reported 58 minutes ago

  .@eBay tell me how I add authenticity guarantee and show u proof of purchase and you still take my listing down because it’s supposedly counterfeit. What retards do you have working on your team

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  DHCollects (@AltAssetInfo) reported 1 hour ago

  @Jylesss I know it was an eBay issue, but Gixen lost me some cards this weekend. They should’ve been able to alert us that Bids weren’t being placed.

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  Poko_Drama (@Pokemon__drama) reported 1 hour ago

  Honestly surprised these ETBS aren’t under MSRP on eBay yet My theory there’s nothing to buy MSRP so $65 is close enough for people who need there fix With the two new sets coming out there’ll be enough ppl will get there fix and these “boring sets” will fall under MSRP online a month after all 3 are release Just my theory

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  micah of whogaftwt (@TabaCentral) reported 1 hour ago

  Can someone rip this down and hold an auction for it on eBay

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  P| R◉⃤TΞ 🏴‍☠️ (@Pir8teAngel) reported 1 hour ago

  So my understanding is that any leveraged buyout of eBay would require GME to issue more shares to help finance the deal. So likely short term pain for long term gain. Warrants would expire worthless if the price is less than $32 after October 30th, which I don’t think is what Ryan Cohen intended.