Weird purchasing situation——HELP

You CAN’T be too careful in this situation. He may be legitimately overly trusting, and has already sent it.
He may have made up the story.
Or, he may have sent you a box full of styrofoam.
The worst that can happen now, is that you get the bass, and he has a bad opinion of you.
On the other hand, if you send him the money ahead of getting it, and it turns out to be a scam, you will never get your money back. Just wait to see what arrives in the box, (if it ever does), and, - IF everything is good, pay him then. The worst that can happen in that case, is that he’ll think you should have paid him quicker.
I’ve sold a lot of gear online, and his actions are highly suspect.

 

Yep, he overstepped by sending too quickly, i too would wait and see, you've made contact...job done on your end till time to make payment

 

Just curious, What's the tracking list as the weight of the package?

 

Do NOT send any money until your 'ric' arrives.

Send him a crappy picture of a weakass check that can barely be read if he pushes you for money.

Poll every member of TB and see how many would send a bass before getting paid.

 

I almost got scammed with someone using Paypal.
DO NOT send money until you get the bass. If they sent you an invoice, call paypal with the 800 number on the paypal website not on an invoice he sent to verify if it's legit......

 

I hope not, but .....
You're scammed.
Empty box, and he's gonna hit you for non-payment.
My daughter had this done to her without even a package sent on FB.
Took weeks to straighten it out.
All she did was inquire about the item and the girl said she sold it to her.

 

Hmm, usually if you can pull up a tracking number, it will have info listed including weight. Who is the supposed shipper? The big 3 always show weight.

 

My online buying and selling predates paypal when SOP was don’t ship until payment was in hand and verified legit so i’d hope there was some miscommunication on the sellers end and wait until i had the item in hand and certified legit before i’d pony up. Keep your emails and any other communication associated with the transaction in case you need them, but outside that i wouldn’t sweat it (or pay) until until i had proof in hand.

 

And take video of you opening the box, if you ever receive anything that is.

 

Seems all the basses are covered in the responses already. If it was me I'd wait for whatever he sent, if anything, to arrive. If you're getting harassed by the seller for the payment I'd just explain the whole thing reeks of a scam.

When nothing arrives, he'll have nothing to follow up on.

If you get a box in the mail, video the process of opening, is it the bass, iis it what you expected, and the price was right? Then I would reach out to the seller and make things right with him.

 

I'm hoping this works out for you but it does SEEM a bit fishy at face value. Sorry if i missed it but how did you find the bass? Facebook Marketplace? I believe some profiles contain feedback stats. You might be able to see if they have bought and sold before.

 

You both mistake.

 

Yeah, I get that some folks might get super impatient to unload those RICs...... just kidding.
I'm wondering though if the seller lucked out by correctly assuming that your PP ID is the same as your email address and blindly sent you the invoice.
Can't be too sure these days. I had a transaction go sideways this last Monday on, ironically, a RIC I'm selling. Local Craigslist deal. Price was agreed on and the buyer asked to come over for a demo. I was ok with that but up until this point I had no way of identifying the dude. I asked for a name and a phone number, but he said he doesn't give out personal info. I don't invite people over without knowing a little bit about them. Long story short....never heard from the guy again.
Good news is I avoided all that seller's remorse stuff...
Hope you get the bass you're expecting... and promptly pay the guy. Might want to screw with him just a little to teach him a lesson though.. lol.