Hi. wanted to by a reciprocating

[dunroma]

Hi.

wanted to by a reciprocating saw this is classed as a bladed item and requires age verification by way of a credit card that i dont posses i have an up to date drivers license also up to date passport both have date of birth on them, also been a member of ebay for 17 years being told none of this counts credit card proof only.

by the way i am 71 years of age.????

[tressygirl]

Sorry,  only a valid credit card on your eBay account will allow you to buy any bladed item on eBay.  It is the only form of verification they accept,  that you are over the age of 18.

You are not the only person coming here with this issue,  but the only way round it,  is to ask someone who has a credit card on file to buy this item for you on eBay.

@dunroma 

[dunroma]

ebay going to loose a lot of custom by not being flexible.

[tressygirl]

Yep, other sites have different rules,  and yes I also agree that the verification age policy eBay have,  should be looked into, there are definitely other acceptable methods  / proof of age, as many peeps like yourself do now own a credit card.

@dunroma 

[jckl1957]

I am an older person and have had my account for over 20 years.

My take on this is that I would rather pay with a credit card (or get one of my adult children to pay for me) than have to upload my passport or drivers license.

A credit card is just a payment method.  If I had to use my drivers license as proof of age, that is then putting my full name, photo, signature, home address and date of birth 'out there'.

Not everybody has or wants a credit card but as a method of proving your age at the point of sale, it does seem like a sound choice.

[dunroma]

Will just not bother to buy anything that requires credit card proof there are other sites out there.!
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[tressygirl]

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@dunroma wrote:
Will just not bother to buy anything that requires credit card proof there are other sites out there.!
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Seems that others are taking that route too,  as you said, a very probable loss of sales for eBay here, maybe one day they'll take note?  🤔

@dunroma