Global Outage Hits eBay: Search, Login, and Cart Go Dark
eBay suffered a global outage that disrupted core features like search, logging in, checkout, and item descriptions as the platform’s API went down for hours. DownDetector tracked a spike around 3:30 PM ET with reports from multiple regions; the site status page showed green, and eBay has not issued a public timeline for resolution. The disruption also affected third‑party tools relying on the API, raising broader ecommerce impact. Unverified posts mention a possible DDoS claim by the group 313 Team, but this is not confirmed. With many auctions ending soon, sellers risk lost bids and revenue.
