Short Take: eBay site goes down again

eBay today extended its four-hour scheduled maintenance shutdown for an extra 2 1/2 hours because of "issues with a routine hardware upgrade," the auction site said. Users could view listings and search for items but could not place bids or list new items. The system restarted about 6:40 a.m. PT and all auctions ending on December 28 were extended 24 hours. The delay was not related to load or traffic, said the company, which experienced its fourth outage this month.

Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT

today extended its four-hour scheduled maintenance shutdown for an extra 2 1/2 hours because of "issues with a routine hardware upgrade," the auction site said. Users could view listings and search for items but could not place bids or list new items. The system restarted about 6:40 a.m. PT and all auctions ending on December 28 were extended 24 hours. The delay was not related to load or traffic, said the company, which experienced its fourth outage this month.