Age Verificaton

[prochet32-uk]

Why dont ebay use a members' recorded details to verify age, instead of using credit cards. I purchased replacement table cutlery on 10 March, without being asked to verify my age, and order went through. Yesterday, I discovered I needed another cutlery item from different seller, and was asked to verify age. I dont have a credit card, and am 55 years old, why is this policy only in place for some sellers, and not others?

[tressygirl]

It's in place for all sellers and buyers,  that is,  a verification that one is over the age of 18 to buy any bladed item.  Not eBay's rules,  but the rules in the UK.

eBay will only accept a credit card as verification because those Companies have already gone through a stringent process to verify that person's age,  before granting them their card.

They ask for a card again when buying, because this is to stop another person perhaps underage, from using your account to buy a bladed item,  it's a good security measure.

@prochet32-uk