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Ensuring Bidder Integrity

To bid $15,000 or more on eBay (as well as all bids in eBay's Great Collections), eBay requires users to be verified by credit card (your card won't be charged) or through our quick ID verify process (no credit card required). We have implemented this requirement to help ensure that users are:

• Of legal age
• Serious about completing the transaction
• Protected against bidders and sellers who are not serious

You will only need to verify your information once.

Bidders
Because you may wish to bid at any time, we encourage you to get verified before you bid on higher priced items.

If you would like to find out if you already have a credit card on file, please check your Account Status page to find out.