Age verification ???

[grjo2840]

I have been buying off ebay for over 10 years. Today I went to buy a couple of pairs of medical shears and ebay have decided that I'm not old enough and need to take my credit card details to prove my age.

I don't leave my card details on any site, but a simple check of my buying history will show them that I have brought plenty of bladed items before.

This is going to cost ebay, a lot of custom, TEMU is a lot cheaper and the customer services are a whole lot better, you can actually contact them.

[tressygirl]

True that other online sites have different age verification options,  but eBay only accept one,  and that is owning and registering a credit card on your eBay account.  You have to be 18 years or older to own one as anyone of any age can own a debit card.

It also has another purpose.  With no card on your account,  this also shows hopefully ,  your responsibility for anyone in your household who may not be of 18 years + ,  to not be able to use your account to buy bladed items.

It not only covers yourself , but members of your household with access to your account.

@grjo2840 

[grjo2840]

Did you not read my post ?
Been using ebay for many years and paid with a credit card every time, so a
simple check of my account would flag up that simple fact.
ebays inability to do a simple check has cost one of their sellers to lose
out on a £150 order, I have explained to the seller and wonder just how
long they will stay on ebay

[61stephenuk]

Age verification has to be taken at the time of purchase so any historical data would be invalid.

A credit card is only used for verification and will not be charged or saved.

Payment may be made by alternative methods at checkout

[grjo2840]

Please read my post !!!
I have been paying by credit card for nearly ten years on ebay, so a quick
check of their records would show that fact

[61stephenuk]

I read your post but as I said " any historical data would be invalid" 

eBay's bladed products policy requires buyers to be 18 or older, verified by a credit card at checkout, and requires sellers to use age-verified delivery services for all bladed items