I have been burned with purchasing on the internet and will not bother you with the details.
My wife said that she would take, my credit card and phone away if I bought again on the internet from an individual.
When you figure the cost of shipping to purchase an item, inspect it and find it has been misrepresented and you have to pay return shipping on the item, it's not worth it. Oh, then, if UPS or USPS or FedEx destroy the item, the fight starts anew along with the seller not being honest.
Often it's better to pay more up front and deal with a local if possible.
Go in with the needed stuff to inspect the rifle from on end to the other properly, green money and have a price in mind, and stick to your price, M/L are not flying out of stores today.