topic Re: VerifyMAge in Member To Member Support

VerifyMAge

pat19630_0 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:35:19 GMT

Has anyone had experience with the above third party (age verification site) site that eBay recommends, this site tries to sign you up to something called "Nucleus" what ever that might be, all because i want to buy a lawn mower blade and don't have a credit card, it all seems very suspicious !

Re: VerifyMAge

tobiasd4 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:45:35 GMT

Never heard of ebay using an external site to verify age.

Ebay only accept credit card.

Ask a friend with CC to buy for you.

Re: VerifyMAge

pat19630_0 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:34:23 GMT

I thought it a bit suspicious but it's sorted now, I bought the item on AMOZON with out any age verification nonsense.

Re: VerifyMAge

red_magpie — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:49:22 GMT

It looks legit. According to Google "VerifyMyAge is a third-party safety technology provider used by online platforms like eBay UK, Shopify, and Toolstation to ensure customers are old enough to purchase age-restricted products like alcohol, vapes, or bladed items".

Perhaps eBay has at last listened to the protests about having to use a credit card. But not everyone will be happy with scanning personal ID to be verified.

Re: VerifyMAge

pat19630_0 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:30:23 GMT

The problem is this "VerifyMyAge" site as recommended by ebay, tries to sign you up to an account with "Nucleus" - who ever they are ? Before you can progress any further, which sounds suspicious to me. Ebay are not making it easy so I went to Amazon instead.

Re: VerifyMAge

61stephenuk — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:01:07 GMT

Nucleus are the parent company of verify my age i believe.

I had to sign up may years ago and don't remember having to do anything via Nucleus it was all done with verifymy age, they have many more options than eBay offer, including the usual passport/driving license, electoral roll, age estimation via mobile video and many others, the real beauty of it is you only have to do it once but it is only available to business sellers.

Re: VerifyMAge

pat19630_0 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:56:22 GMT

That explains it, - "it's only open to business sellers" - sod all use to a purchaser then !