09-04-2023 10:55 AM
I'm not the first to report this. This has been going on for well over a week. When will this be fixed?
As you were browsing eBay, something about your browser made us think you were a bot. There are a few reasons this might happen:
09-04-2023 03:34 PM
I'm getting this too and having searched the community forum it seems to have been a reoccurring issue for many years.
09-04-2023 03:48 PM
Try another browser or a private or incognito browser window.
If the error occurs when using a specific link, try using a different link to achieve the same results, as a link that leads to a redirection loop can trigger the "bot" message.
More suggestions and discussion about this issue can be found in this thread:
There was a similar issue a couple of years ago, most likely caused by a change by eBay or the third party service that provides bot-detection and security, but since then there has not been a widespread issue until very recently.
09-05-2023 04:40 PM
I've been having this happen constantly, I've even reported it and support had no idea. The only thing that works is clearing all of my cookies/cache but then after a week or so the problem comes back.