eBay checking user's browser at endless length — WHY????

[the_great_estate]

Any time I try to look at a listing — any listing — I get this:

And it doesn't redirect "shortly"; hours can go by, and it still hasn't moved forward. (Believe me, I've waited that long.) As a result, I can't preview my new listings before posting, I can't look at other sellers' listings, I can't look at my own listings when considering an offer.

This has been going on for about the last week. The question is: why? Is there some kind of technical melt-down in progress, or is eBay just being paranoid? If the latter, what is this supposed to protect us from? It can't be good for eBay's business!

[eburtonlab]

Those tests are typically done by third-party security outfits as a way to prevent bots from tying up excessive eBay resources, or to stop denial-of-service attacks. For most ordinary users, that message should disappear and be replaced by the page you were trying to load.

Sometimes a problem with a browser may make it look like a bot to such a test.

If that is happening to you, try opening eBay in a new browser tab, try using a different browser, or try using a private or incognito browser window.

If you are using a VPN, try connecting without the VPN.