Just a follow up for this, i actually did buy what i had mentioned in my OP, but the seller agreed to ship it to me for a nominal fee (we basically ended up splitting shipping 50/50). It was a Samson Airline 77 Wireless. I got it the other day and love it, was exactly as described and sounds great. I couldn't be happier (and it was almost $150 off MSRP).
Did he tell you if it's a 700 MHz system? If it is, and he didn't then you got ripped off - those are now illegal to operate.