I was recently scammed as a purchaser.  I paid £1,300 for an 18carat Bulgari necklace.  That was last November 2024. I noticed that the seller disappeared from Ebay shortly after which should have been a red flag.  It's started leaving green marks on my skin - real gold does not do that - and looking tarnished.  So I took the necklace to the Bulgari shop in Selfridges in London.  Every piece of their jewellery has a serial number on it and they said they would check on their database. But there were 2 serial numbers 1 on the item and another which was different on the card that came with it. Bulgari could find neither.  I contacted Ebay and they said I was not covered by their buyers' protection because its only 2 months.  I pointed out that jewellery is slightly different to buying a dress but it made no different.  And silly me paid for it with my bank account debit card so its unlikely I will get a refund from that.  I am not a wealthy individual so its the last time I buy jewellery on Ebay.