age verification...

[etena1970]

bonkers cant even buy a hole saw..dont have a credit card..god knows how many years ive been a member..over 3000 100% pos feed back...what the hell coud i do with a 2 inch hole saw that cant be done with a glass bottle from any supermarket....absolutely very angry

[fargvs]

Sorry --- Only a ( monthly statement ) Credit Card is acceptable by eBay --- nothing else will do --- an everyday use Debit Card will not be accepted.    Anyone among your family or friends who could order on your behalf ?.

[thepillenwerfer]

Rather than being angry hit e-Bay by buying elsewhere.

They are right about there being laws about such things but are putting the most strict definition on what a "Bladed Item" is that it's possible to think of.  Besides that there are other ways they could verify your age besides a credit card, like the fact if you are under eighteen you must have joined e-Bay in utero,  but a credit card is the easiest and therefore cheapest.

[etena1970]

No credit cards ....just checked ive been with ebay since march 2006...so that should be proof of age..or maybe not in a world where common sense has left...knives i can understand but now it seems tools aswell..i guess chain saws,circular saws..all cordless tools..wow even more dangerous..i am very angry because it was suggested here but somewhere else..the hole saws were on auction..couldnt even put a bid on...anyway if i joined in 2006 at birth that makes me at the very least 18...old enough? 

[karlboat]

Totally agree, absolutely stupid, im 64 and cant buy gardening  tool to cut my shrubs, as i have a debit card and not credit card!

[stephenclancy180769]

Ebay are the stupidest bunch of eejits for this rule. There are other ways to verify a persons age...a passport or drivers licence are the two most easiest ways, but no, ebay choose a credit card which not everyone has or for that matter wants...good to see ebay thought this through....

[crafty_cat_lover]

Not everyone has or wants a passport or photo driving licence.  I don't agree or disagree with Ebay's method for age verification but there are no documents that everyone has that can be used so they have chosen credit card. Anyone without a credit card can always buy elsewhere.

[stephenclancy180769]

Whilst I agree that not everyone has a credit card, drivers licence or passport, the majority of people have at least one of them or particularly in the case of a passport, how else do you prove to a potential employer that you are a uk resident?

Ive been a registered ebay user since 1998 so that in itself shows ebay at the very least im 27 years of age. Although i can go elsewhere to buy items, I use Ebay as does everyone else for convenience, pricing and the fact items can be mailed to you, rather than trekking across the uk to pickup items. It seems daft to only let you prove your age with a credit card when not everyone has one. If ebay wants to appeal to everyone, why don't they offer alternative methods of proving ones age and identity?

Im 56 years old and trying to buy a electric planer...how that comparts with the law governing sharps and blades God only knows. It has to be plugged in first and unless someone stands still long enough for me to plain 1mm of skin off themselves, I can't see how it is any more dangerous than any other power tool...

[jonatjonatjonat]

The age of your account is simply not enough for eBay to show they have done due diligence LEGALLY to verify the age of the buyer.

eBay absolutely could  do an ID check however I firmly believe this is down to how the third party services that carry out age verification price.

credit checks to show age are generally on a monthly fixed fee, while id checks generally cost for EVERY check. No doubt if ebay did ID checks and it cost the seller 50p a sale there would be complaints there as well.

it also is questionable why eBay have selected the list of items then have as bladed products, though this is likely a mix of inability to police sellers who list incorrectly to avoid age checks (because they absolutely would) and just being overly risk averse (as the onus would fall on eBay if a sale occurred)

[crafty_cat_lover]

I'm retired so don't have any potential employers to prove anything to. I do drive but still have my paper driving licence which does not need renewing until I'm 70. I haven't been abroad fo 20 years as I love the UK for holidays especially Scotland and Northern Ireland so I'm not going to waste money on a passport.

I don't klnow how Ebay have decided which items need age verification but it's their site, their rules, and I personally don't have a problem with them. 

Why don't you just buy the electric planer somewhere else?

[stephenclancy180769]

Whilst I agree that not everyone has a credit card, drivers licence or passport, the majority of people have at least one of them or particularly in the case of a passport, how else do you prove to a potential employer that you are a uk resident?

Ive been a registered ebay user since 1998 so that in itself shows ebay at the very least im 27 years of age. Although i can go elsewhere to buy items, I use Ebay as does everyone else for convenience, pricing and the fact items can be mailed to you, rather than trekking across the uk to pickup items. It seems daft to only let you prove your age with a credit card when not everyone has one. If ebay wants to appeal to everyone, why don't they offer alternative methods of proving ones age and identity?

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[crafty_cat_lover]

In answer to your first question, I'll repeat what I said in my previous response. Ignoring the fact that a passport does not prove residence, I'm retired so don't need to prove to anything to any potential employer.

And to quote Jonat "The age of your account is simply not enough for eBay to show they have done due diligence LEGALLY to verify the age of the buyer"

If having the electric planer mailed to you is important then buy from somewhere else that delivers. A quick search this morning and I've found that both Amazon and B&Q stock these and offer delivery.

Again, Ebay's site, Ebay's rules. 

[fargvs]

Arguments aside, the  Bottomline is --- Sorry, only a ( monthly statement ) Credit Card to confirm your age is acceptable to eBay --- nothing else will do !! --- an everyday use Debit Card will not be accepted.