@valdarniana-books wrote:
Having recently discovered this change, I recently attempted to buy a bladed item from a private seller.
Despite entering CC details, I was met with a 'cannot verify' error or some such. I don't see any way around this. What could be the issue?
Given that eBay have messed this site up in just about every conceivable way, if I was asked to hazard a guess as to the reason why the "Cannot Verify" message appears on the screen when trying to enter credit card details, I'd say it's more than likely to be due to a bad bit of programming on eBay's part which they still haven't got around to resolving.
Regardless of whether my guess is right or wrong, I'd suggest that the best option would be not to bother with trying to buy bladed items off of eBay and instead try to buy them elsewhere, such as from a High Street retailer. The best part of buying bladed items that way is that unless you're lucky enough to be over the age of eighteen yet you still look as though you haven't reached your eighteenth birthday, the most likely scenario is that you won't be challenged to provide ID to prove your age, and even if you were, you could easily pull out something with which to prove your age, such as a driving licence or a passport, at which point once you've proved that you're over the age of eighteen you shouldn't be met with any further resistance to purchasing the product.
