Apparently that was earlier this morning. It's been intermittent for hours since. One seller I spoke to has been unable to log in to their account until a few minutes ago, (though access to various features is still intermittent). In fact, it simply told him his password was incorrect. I don't think this was intended behaviour.
And?
Indeed.
It's not like we've run out of food or are on the verge of nuclear war. They just can't bid on their crap they probably didn't need anyway.