#19 When your seller assures you in his Item Description, photos and several ebay messages (in response to your exacting questions) .. that the emerald is 'natural' i.e., not lab created.
When he tells you in his Item Description and within several ebay messages, that the 'natural' emerald is 'huge'. He says he doesn't have any way of measuring it right now, but it's 'huge', is a family heirloom from his Californian family's inherited estate jewellery. Finally, he suggests it is approx. the size of a square which would fit comfortably within the boundaries of a 5 cent piece.
When the seller removes all the photos from his listing virtually simultaneous with receipt of payment.
When he begins sending private emails telling you now that your complaints are an insult to him, because not only is the emerald 'natural' .. he purchased it from a reputable jeweller in Townsville, Queensland .. and he swears he has the receipt somewhere, except his ex-wife might have taken it when she left.
When three genuinely reputable jewellers assure you that your suspicions are correct .. it is a lab-created emerald. One jeweller is able to extract an identical ring from his showcase and provide you the name and details of the manufacturer.
When ebay (in response to your appeals for justice and assistance) send you endless automated emails which are no use whatsoever
When ebay fails/refuses to do anything at all about the seller, who is permitted to continue listing (and continues on his merry way, listing items on ebay for a further year, until finally, he's narued, after which he adopts a new selling ID)
When ebay reject your claims, because for them to be recognised, they must contain a copy of photos from the seller's listing. And of course, this is impossible to achieve, because the seller removed all the photos the moment he had your money, lol. It's like living within the pages of 'Catch 22'
Oh .. I forgot, the seller also stated 'Free Postage' in his Item Description. He then attempted to charge me close to $15 postage. But I won that one. Wow.