diff --git a/plugins/Ebay.py b/plugins/Ebay.py
index 7de86347f..53f42b3b9 100644
--- a/plugins/Ebay.py
+++ b/plugins/Ebay.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Ebay(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
 
     _reopts = re.I | re.S
     _invalid = re.compile(r'(is invalid, still pending, or no longer in our '
-                          r'database)', _reopts)
+                          r'database|has been removed by eBay)', _reopts)
     _info = re.compile(r'<title>eBay item (\d+) \([^)]+\) - ([^<]+)</title>',
                        _reopts)
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class Ebay(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
         resp = []
         m = self._invalid.search(s)
         if m:
-            raise EbayError, 'That auction %s' % m.group(1)
+            raise EbayError, 'That auction %s.' % m.group(1)
         m = self._info.search(s)
         if m:
             (num, desc) = m.groups()
diff --git a/test/test_Ebay.py b/test/test_Ebay.py
index 27dfab321..0d60cf99d 100644
--- a/test/test_Ebay.py
+++ b/test/test_Ebay.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class EbayTest(ChannelPluginTestCase):
         def testAuction(self):
             self.assertNotError('auction 3053641570')
             # test 'Invalid Item' checking
-            self.assertRegexp('auction 2357056673', 'That auction is invalid')
+            self.assertRegexp('auction 2357056673',
+                              r'That auction (is invalid|has been removed)')
             self.assertError('auction foobar')
 
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