https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Buying/I-m-53-disabled-no-C-C-to-verify-age-and-likely-wouldn-t-qualify/m-p/7916789#M78527 <H3>Defences under the Offensive Weapons Act 2019</H3><P>If you are charged with an offence of selling a corrosive product to a person under the age of 18, you can use the due diligence defence.</P><P>Where a sale is a remote sale, the due diligence defence can only be proved if you meet the following conditions:</P><UL><LI>you operated a system for checking that the buyer was not under the age of 18 and that the system was likely to prevent such a sale<BR /><BR /></LI></UL><P>just stating the account was over 18 years old would not cover due diligence. Because the account could be accessed by someone under 18. Hence eBay’s stance. At least requiring a credit card information is inputted does more to prevent someone under 18 getting through to make a purchase.</P> Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:49:27 GMT jonatjonatjonat 2025-08-23T22:49:27Z