Well, it’s a cold night here in Chicago, and probably an even colder night for Chicagoans with eBay auctions ending tonight. While searching eBay for domain names, I noticed that there were 0 search results. At first, I figured it was simply a glitch for that specific keyword (“domain names”), but I decided to side track and search for a phone case for my blackberry. Once again, I got 0 search results.

While it hasn’t been confirmed from eBay, Chicago News websites are saying that the glitch is happening throughout the Chicagoland area. eBay really gave no specifics in their announcement, other than that theres a glitch.

So why will it be a colder night for Chicagoans with an eBay auction ending tonight? Well I don’t know about you, but whenever I list an item on eBay, I’m always monitoring it, especially during the last few minutes. Just a little story on the side, I remember helping a good family friend list one of their old iMac’s on eBay. During the last few minutes, the bidding was still in the $100-$200 range, so she called me worried that it would end that low. Her and I monitored it, and watched it go from the $100-$200 range to the $600-$700 range. Had we been not able to watch it during the last few minutes, she would’ve been stressed beyone belief until she saw the closing price.

The moral of the story is that eBay better fix this glitch so Chicagoans with auctions ending don’t stress. Hopefully eBay will have this glitch figured out. If you are in other areas of the world and are experiencing this glitch, make sure to comment below.