I purchased mikimoto pearls from thewatchclinic-power seller and all the good stuff.  Within a couple of days after recieving them I became seriously ill for almost three months. By the time I went to have them looked at for my insurance I found out they were fakes.  I emailed the seller-no resonse-Ebay could not help because of the time limit.  I went to Square deal to try to negotiate and got nothing.  I have emailed several time with absolutely no response from the seller.  I cannot believe he is a power seller with ebays backing and wont even do me the curtesy of an email.  Though it is not his fault my illness caused a delay-is there a time limit on honesty?  How can we protect ourselves, I am going to file a police report but the seller is in Georgia while I am in Maryland.  He even used authentic Mikimoto packaging and the clasp for this stinky business.  How did he get a Power Seller rating?  How can buyers protect themselves from the rare unforseen circumstance like illness?  Shouldn't our ebay community be able to do something.  The last message I sent he was going along with his business as ususal.  My husband saved for that very special gift for me-we are not rich-he knew it was something I always wanted and this seller made his beautiful gift a terrible experience.  ANY IDEAS-Any would be welcome-HELP FELLOW EBAYERS-chris