Can't access eBay (and other specific sites)

I cannot access certain web-sites from my computer. I am connected to the 'net via UK broadband.
If I try to access www.eBay.co.uk or www.bankcardservices.co.uk (one of my credit-card's site) I get an error: "Safari cant open the page... because it couldnt establish a secure connection to the server"
I am using an Apple iMac G5 running OSX 10.4.2. I normally use Safari to browse but i get the same errors with Explorer...
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

Sorry, the error message above was from the credit card site.
Ebay gets this error: "Safari cant open the page http://www.ebay.co.uk/ because the network connection was reset, which sometimes occurs when the server is busy. You might be able to open the page later."

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