I wasn't online last night, thankfully, to experience this.
As a group of millions upon millions of sellers, I really think we need to band together to DEMAND that ebay shift its 'big plans' for the site to the first quarter of each year. This is make-it-of-break-it time. It's ludicrous to think a brick and mortar store would pick October November December to arbitrarily resurface the parking lot, rip off and replace the roof, and redo the electrical and plumbing. 'Customers? We don't need no stink in' customers! I got this big plan for a shiny new doorknob..... and big-screen TV for the change rooms. Unfortunately, I'll need to shut down the entire store at random intervals for twelve weeks to do that.'
This is not the time of year to overhaul anything. Add some tinsel, fine.
Those programmers need to be redeployed. As do the people who told them to start this work now.
The alternative is that the site is crashing and all buggy DESPITE their efforts which then begs the question, 'Who or what is actually responsible for it?'
