eBay status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Most Reported Problems

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

• Website Down (51%)
• Sign in (31%)
• Errors (19%)

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Preston	Website Down	4 hours ago
Preston	Website Down	16 hours ago
London	Sign in	16 hours ago
Preston	Website Down	21 hours ago
Preston	Website Down	1 day ago
Melbourne	Sign in	1 day ago

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eBay Issues Reports

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  Ansgar John (@ansgarjohn) reported 18 seconds ago

  @wolfejas @darrenrovell No, it has $29 billion in cash and eBay is buying GameStop through extra shares that will be created. 1. The offer in numbers Total deal value: ~$56 billion (some reports cite $55.5–56B depending on exact share count). Price per eBay share: $125 (cash + stock). Premium: ~20% over eBay’s Friday close before the announcement (implying eBay’s pre-offer market cap was ~$46–48B). eBay shares outstanding: ~448–451 million (quick check: $56B ÷ $125 ≈ 448 million). Payment split: Exactly 50% cash + 50% GameStop common stock, with eBay shareholders allowed to elect their mix (pro-rata if oversubscribed). So the split is: Cash portion: $28 billion (half of $56B). Stock portion: $28 billion worth of newly issued GameStop shares. 2. How the cash portion ($28B) is funded — the core math Cohen didn’t spell out GameStop doesn’t need to come up with $28B in cash out of thin air. Here’s the exact funding sources disclosed in their offer letter: GameStop’s existing cash & liquid investments: ~$9.4 billion (balance as of January 31, 2026; recent reports confirm it’s still ~$9B). New third-party debt financing: up to $20 billion via a “highly confident” commitment letter from TD Securities (a TD Bank subsidiary). Total cash available for the cash portion: $9.4B (GME cash) + $20B (new debt) = $29.4 billion That fully covers (and slightly exceeds) the $28B cash needed. The extra ~$1.4B provides a buffer for transaction costs, fees, or minor adjustments. In equation form: Cash required = $28B Cash sources = Existing cash + New debt commitment $28B ≤ $9.4B + $20B → Fully financed on paper. The letter explicitly states: “The cash consideration is expected to be funded from a combination of (i) cash and liquid investments on GameStop’s balance sheet, which totaled ~$9.4 billion as of January 31, 2026, and (ii) third-party acquisition financing, in respect of which GameStop has received a highly-confident letter from TD Securities for up to $20 billion.” (Note: “Highly confident” is one step short of a fully committed debt facility, which is common in early-stage unsolicited bids; it still signals strong bank backing.) 3. The stock portion ($28B) — no cash required This is pure equity issuance: GameStop issues new shares directly to eBay shareholders. The exact number of shares (and exchange ratio) will be set at signing so the stock component equals $28B in value at the agreed price. GameStop’s pre-deal market cap was ~$12 billion. Issuing $28B worth of new stock means significant dilution for existing GME shareholders (roughly tripling the share count in value terms, depending on the final price). Post-deal ownership sketch (simplified, assuming no major market reaction): eBay shareholders receive ~50% of the deal value in GME stock → they become major owners of the combined company. Original GME shareholders retain ownership of the pre-deal equity minus the dilution from the new shares issued. This is standard “cash + stock” M&A math — the stock issuance finances half the purchase without needing more cash or debt. 4. Quick pro-forma picture (why Cohen says it can work) Combined company gets eBay’s ~$10B+ annual revenue + GameStop’s operations + ~$2B in targeted annualized cost savings within 12 months. Cohen’s vision (from the letter and WSJ interview): Integrate GameStop’s 1,600+ physical stores for eBay authentication/fulfillment/live commerce, turning eBay into a stronger Amazon rival worth “hundreds of billions.” Debt load increases by ~$20B, but the combined entity’s cash flows + synergies are meant to service it. Bottom line on the math: The $28B cash leg is covered by $9.4B on-hand + $20B committed debt capacity. The $28B stock leg is covered by printing new GME shares. No mystery — it’s all in the public letter. The real questions (which CNBC rightly pressed) are execution risk, massive dilution, whether banks will ultimately fund the full $20B, regulatory hurdles, and whether eBay’s board/shareholders accept. Cohen’s on-air answers were evasive because the numbers are straightforward once you open the letter — but he didn’t walk viewers through the arithmetic the way a CEO normally would in a high-stakes deal interview. This is the clear, no-spin version. The deal is still non-binding and faces long odds, but the financing math itself adds up on paper exactly as described.

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  SmartMoneyFlow (@modeh5) reported 2 minutes ago

  @grok @TrippyMike_TC @PhantomBlack699 That’s not accurate. You calculated it based on market cap stays the same as today. If they issue them that’s mean deal is sealed with eBay and market cap maybe reached $100 billion already.

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  ABC (@idealideas) reported 7 minutes ago

  Imagine Ryan really wants the giant eBay toy castle that sells toys and stuff online. He offered the eBay bosses $56 billion to buy the whole thing, but they said “No thank you!” and turned him down. So now Ryan is using a secret superhero trick. GameStop gave $700 million as special “magic promise money” (called collateral) to some big banks. Because of that promise money, the banks are secretly holding or controlling a huge pile of eBay shares for Ryan — way bigger than just $700 million worth. It’s like putting down a small allowance to secretly own and control a giant playground. With this magic trick (called derivatives), Ryan can act like he owns a big enough piece of eBay to boss things around, even without buying everything in the open where everyone sees. If the eBay bosses still say no, Ryan can go “hostile” — like marching right up to all the eBay shareholders (the kids who own little pieces of the castle) and saying, “Vote with me! I’ll pay you a good price and make the castle way bigger and better.” The secret big stake from the $700M promise gives him extra power and surprise to make that happen, turning his small money into a giant controlling move! It’s a sneaky but smart way big kids play when they really want the toy

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  James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) reported 7 minutes ago

  If Ryan Cohen were actually offering eBay shareholders $125 a share in cash, the board would obviously take that offer seriously. He's not. He's offering $62.50 a share in cash, and the rest in watered-down, overpriced GameStop stock, which he wants eBay shareholder to trade their shares for. It's a ridiculous offer, which eBay's board correctly rejected.

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  Conway (@ConwayYen) reported 9 minutes ago

  @PeeV99864 From everything I've seen and understand, the eBay deal is likely contingent on being able to issue shares in the first place. Which means the votes resolving No means the eBay deal is impossible. How do you propose GME gets to $100 in the first place? Especially any time soon?

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  CHItrader (@CHItrader) reported 14 minutes ago

  $GME GAMESTOP SHARES DOWN 2.7% AFTER EBAY REJECTS ACQUISITION PROPOSAL

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  🗿 (@ChadNerd69) reported 17 minutes ago

  @hectacorns @letemshort @Kidsmealstudios technically speaking, if ebay deal doesn't go through, the board can issue new shares at any spike

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  Armaan Sidhu (@realarmaansidhu) reported 17 minutes ago

  @Dexerto A $12 billion company tried to buy a $55 billion company. eBay said no in under a week. The lopsided M&A math is the most interesting financial story of the day. Ryan Cohen's GameStop submitted a $125 per share takeover bid for eBay. Total deal value: $56 billion, 50% cash and 50% GameStop stock. eBay's board rejected it on Tuesday calling the proposal "neither credible nor attractive." The basic problem with the bid was visible from the moment it landed. GameStop has roughly $12 billion in market cap. The cash half of the deal alone would require $28 billion. GameStop's balance sheet holds approximately $9 billion in cash plus Bitcoin treasury, with maybe $5 billion more available through debt issuance at junk rating. The actual financing capacity didn't get close to the bid size. What was actually happening here. Ryan Cohen has built his career on meme-stock activism. The GameStop bid for eBay reads as a credibility play, not a realistic acquisition attempt. Cohen wins by getting eBay's board to engage, generating coverage that drives GameStop trading volume, and possibly extracting a smaller asset sale at favorable terms. eBay didn't bite. Their rejection letter was three pages of cold technical analysis listing every reason the deal couldn't close. The structural read. Meme-stock M&A is becoming a recognized strategic playbook. Cohen, Carl Icahn's Activist Era, and the various crypto-backed corporate raid attempts of 2023 to 2025 all share the same pattern. Use stock market enthusiasm to mount audacious bids that wouldn't survive traditional financing diligence. eBay won this round. The next round will look exactly like this one. The financial system hasn't priced how often this is going to happen.

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  Alpha Intel (@AlphaIntelMedia) reported 19 minutes ago

  BREAKING | eBay Rejects GameStop’s $56 Billion Unsolicited Takeover Bid GameStop proposed acquiring eBay for approximately $56 billion ($125 per share in a 50/50 cash-and-stock mix), aiming to challenge Amazon. eBay’s board swiftly turned down the offer, citing doubts over GameStop’s financing plans and strategic fit, while reaffirming confidence in its independent strategy.

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  Travis (@trvsrdrgz2) reported 24 minutes ago

  I will say $EBAY is scummy I had a Customer I Sold a Video Game disk They already had a broken disc 💿 of what I was selling And they swapped it with my Disc then claimed I shipped them a broken disc all scratched up eBay withholds , does zero investigation and refunds that customer plus they got a new game that they can go sell at $GME GameStop Buy a bunch of used games and continue the online scam again **** Ebay , I hope Ryan Cohen does a Hostile take over or makes his own Retail bidding site $AMC $GME

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  Brian Bullock | Everyone Knows (@EveryoneKnws1) reported 27 minutes ago

  @nytimes SWING AND A MISS GameStop offered $55 billion for a company worth around $30 billion on paper. Sounds rich until you look at the wallet. GameStop has roughly $4 to $5 billion in cash. Everything else would have been debt. That's why eBay called it "neither credible nor attractive." The premium was real. The funding wasn't. Ryan Cohen has been running a Buffett-style play. Use the company as a platform, deploy meme-era cash, transform the business. Problem is Buffett built that empire over 60 years with a strong balance sheet. Cohen is trying to compress it into 4. Experience always beats enthusiasm. NOW EVERYONE KNOWS

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  Pete Segheth (@OGpimpfish) reported 28 minutes ago

  @compound248 @JamesSurowiecki Correct. And then you immediately gut costs which are at this point 3x what they should be and rebuild the platform with a seller centric bias. Ebay SUCKS to use as a casual. Fix issues it it will explode

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  chriscarter.eth 💙🏴‍☠️💜 (@chriscarter_eth) reported 32 minutes ago

  What if $gme doesn't go up but rather #ebay goes down?? Curious about how many we issue...

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  Kai - Briefing Block (@briefing_block_) reported 34 minutes ago

  $GME — GameStop falls 4% after eBay rejects $56B bid - GameStop shares slid more than 4% after eBay turned down its takeover offer. - The proposed deal valued eBay at $56 billion. - But doubts over financing kept the bid from gaining traction. - That left eBay slightly lower while GameStop took the sharper hit.

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  Jolly Jack-o **** (VeeScoot) (@Veescoot) reported 36 minutes ago

  Alright. i got some boxes from ebay at these prices. i had to remind myself. the print run is est to be WAY bigger. than 2025. so i can calm down i ended up buying 1 hobby to keep sealed, 7 mega boxes and 12 blaster boxes, May buy more if prices lower in due time

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  rnewton (@rnewton7777) reported 39 minutes ago

  @planetarulo Yeah I didn't buy either in 2002. Cherry picking dates is pretty dishonest. If you had bought both in 2020 as an example, you'd be very happy with GME but who did that either? That said, you aren't wrong. eBay leadership has improved shareholder value. I'd just argue you're misrepresenting GameStop leadership which has taken GME from sub $1 to $23 over 6 years. But again, that's cherrypicking. Stonks go up, stonks go down. Sometimes they go sideways too.

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  louis (@AgentLouisianaF) reported 40 minutes ago

  @Nerbit_13098 same with nfs most wanted except the problem is exacerbated by the 360 version still being the only version that was high def so you need the 360 version and it had a really short print run so now a 2005 racing game is 70 on ebay lol

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  Poko_Drama (@Pokemon__drama) reported 41 minutes ago

  Waiting for the cliff notes to tell another account who does zero research that target employees can buy stuff before/after work and also on break… And have them have zero proof this person isn’t on break Maybe if we stopped buying off eBay and whatnot this problem would solve itself but nah will keep making post about non proof nonsense like this

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  Chris Sommers (@ChrisSommers79) reported 42 minutes ago

  @EconomPic @stoked_on_waves @RandolphDuke7 there’s no other way for eBay shareholders to get stock because he’s not going to sell $25-30bn worth of GameStop shares before the deal He may issue shares after the deal closes but I’d actually be surprised if he does, at least in first 3-6 months

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  Stonkfather 🏴‍☠️ (@Stonkfather2021) reported 42 minutes ago

  24 hours as a GameStop investor: - RoaringKitty hacked - RKC coin up 30,000% - GME share issuance up 150% - Stock down 10% - EBay deal ‘dead’ - EBay deal ‘done’ - RC ‘Power to the People’ banner - Accounts made in May26 crashing out - 2.5b shares is too many - 2.5b shares is not enough

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  Mike DeGilio (@MikeDeGilio) reported 45 minutes ago

  PSA: Do NOT purchase raw cards on @eBay that use their authentication. For 6+ months now, they have refused to secure the cards when shipping, damaging nearly everything they authenticate and ship. I paid $900 for a $600 raw card because it was in flawless condition, only to have it arrive hanging out of the sleeve and badly damaged. After weeks of waiting, they told me "looks like it'll still get a psa7 in my opinion, which is technically still near mint, so we are offering a 15% discount and you can take it or leave it." This is a fully known issue and they are taking ZERO accountability on millions of dollars worth of damages caused to customers. @CardPurchaser please share for awareness. I know the packaging stuff is a very known issue, but them refusing to take returns or properly compensate as the outcome needs to be known before more people fall victim to this. Paid $980 for something that is worth probably $200-$300 in the condition I received it.

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  ZENturio 👻🪖 (@ZNturio) reported 47 minutes ago

  @Stonkfather2021 @KeZoo44 @grok You point is they don’t believe in the company, yet they keep majority of stocks. And of course I want the CEO to be paid in stocks. For eBay shareholders that works well looking at +100% over last 5 years vs. gme stock price down 50% same timeframe.

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  Trade Winds Daily (@TradeWindsDaily) reported 48 minutes ago

  $GME Absolutely fascinating. Ryan Cohen tried to buy $EBAY for $56 billion. EBAY banned his personal account, then reinstated the account. Cohen then listed items on EBAY saying he was selling them to fund the bid. EBAY banned him, again. @TheRoaringKitty posted mysterious messages on social media tonight. Stock spiked 13%. He deleted the posts. Alternatively, he was hacked. Stock collapsed. Nobody knows what the posts said. Classic. GME filed with the #SEC to increase authorized shares from 1 billion to 2.5 billion. That is a 150% increase. That is a lot of potential dilution. The market noticed. Insiders have sold $0.4M in shares over the last three months. Zero insider buying. One analyst says the stock is 123.6% overvalued at current prices. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits is bullish with message volume up 977% today. One user wrote "They just forced the cat guy back into the narrative." That is THE bull thesis in one sentence. The stock is down 4.6% today at $23.17, pressing toward the $22.60 support level that technically matters most right now. Four ring circus. One stock. Zero boring days. $22.60 is the line. Everything else today is entertainment. NFA. DYOR.

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  MAR Collectibles (@MARCollectibles) reported 50 minutes ago

  @MikeHol95198387 @GreysonLac47268 @CardPurchaser Lol and you have 5+ scammers from Africa replying to this post asking you for more information. I only buy from eBay or card shops / known collectors that set up at shows so I can track them down if needed

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  Andrew Kim (@AndrewKimMD) reported 51 minutes ago

  @justbuilding @LememeJames Have sent and still sending hundreds of ebay standard envelopes with toploaders with no issues minus the occasional lost envelope. But never a return back to me due to issues with dimensions.

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  Tito (@Tito7BB) reported 52 minutes ago

  To be honest, the way eBay is being run is the way most NFT projects and DOWs are run. Sit on top of a pile of community money. Do the minimum amt of work. Hide this fact with technical and operational jargon. Spend and get paid handsomely. Milk it til money gone. Put the project up for sale or exit to community. Unfortunately, decentralization doesn’t fix human nature.

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  StocksDaily (@StocksDaily) reported 53 minutes ago

  $GME GameStop tried to acquire $EBAY — and got shut down. eBay's board reviewed the unsolicited, non-binding takeover proposal and rejected it outright — calling it "neither credible nor attractive." eBay cited four reasons: 1.Financing uncertainty 2.Leverage and operational risks 3.Valuation concerns 4.GameStop governance Polymarket had the deal at 21% odds. Market was watching. GME sitting on billions in Bitcoin — but that wasn't enough to convince eBay's board. Not financial advice.

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  Alexo (@alexoterov) reported 56 minutes ago

  @sudoingX I agree, but the problem is most “renewed” or “refurbished” 3090s are going for $1350+ once you filter out the shady eBay and local marketplace listings. I just picked up a brand new Intel Arc Pro B70 with 32 GB. No CUDA support, obviously, but I’m willing to experiment. I’ve got a 5060 Ti 16 GB in an eGPU dock connected via Oculink to my desktop, where the B70 will live. Plan is to throw all sorts of open weight models and harnesses at it and see what holds up. Also waiting for delivery of the RISC-V SpacemiT Key Stone K3 with the RVA23 AI CPU and 32 GB LPDDR5. No idea what comes out of this hardware labyrinth, but I’m all in.

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  Chris Sommers (@ChrisSommers79) reported 60 minutes ago

  @EconomPic No they can simply issue ebay 90% of the shares. Doesn’t require raising more equity capital Cohen doesn’t care because: A) he gets to be ceo of newco B) he has a different incentive package

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  MagnateTrader (@MagnateTrader) reported 60 minutes ago

  eBay continues to destroy its own reputation. Terrible platform for sellers! I was really looking forward to Cohen taking over and bringing real change to the platform.