Shortly before 8pm Pacific time on Monday evening, eBay users began reporting accessiblity problems. eBay posted on its General Announcement Boards at 8:18pm the following:
"We are aware the site is temporarily unavailable. We're aware of this issue and are working to fix it as quickly as possible."
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