Like I assume millions of other people, I’ve been unable to make a payment with PayPal for over 8 hours now. The following error message appear on the PayPal website when trying to make a payment with a credit card…

The PayPal site is currently experiencing technical difficulties with our credit card processor. We are working to solve this problem as quickly as possible. If you would like to use your credit card, please return to the PayPal website later to complete your transaction. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Quite a concern considering eBay is now making it mandatory for all auctions to include PayPal as a means of payment. And as of July this goes one step further with PayPal being the only option to pay an eBay seller.