Either scammer or terrible seller

This was a terrible buying experience. He wanted to deal offsite because he wanted to get the funds instantly instead of it processing with the site first so I accommodated that. We communicated on discord. I paid him quickly and in full. He "got locked out of his PayPal" after "forgetting his password". For two days he gave more and more ridiculous sounding excuses about why he couldn't get into his PayPal to confirm I paid him, and he wouldn't give the account over until he could check I paid him. I sent him screenshots of my transaction history to show i paid him, he even received a cancellation notice when I filed a claim to get the money sent back to me, but none of that was enough. He just changed his story from needing to confirm I paid him to needing to see if the funds were on hold (something paypal does with a lot of sales, keeping funds on hold for anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks, when the funds become available), and said that if they were on hold (which I as a buyer have no control over) then he would not go through with the sale because he wanted money instantly. I've sold lots of things that put my funds on hold, and I've never backed out of a sale over it. He is either a scammer or a selfish, inexperienced seller who has no business trying to sell anything. Quote "if I have to wait for my money then it's only fair you have to wait for your account." DO NOT BUY FROM HIM.