http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57566184-93/paypal-hit-by-outages-and-other-glitches-today/
Downrightnow.com, which tracks the online availability of different sites, has recorded a string of outages for PayPal today. As of around 8:30 a.m. PT, PayPal had been up for the previous 30 minutes or so. But the site had previously been down for one long stretch and several shorter stretches starting early Monday morning.
I just read this and thought everyone should know in case you're experiencing any issues. Some people have reported that their payment of purchase isn't showing up right away and they are ending up paying more than once. It's a big mess.