If I don't hear back from him within a few hours, I'll be reporting it as a scam.
Normally, I don't buy anything from this website as it has a huge cesspool of scammers compared to the other website.
I don't think the verification is that much of deterrent, isn't it just sending a copy of your driver's license or photo id, social media profile and phone number? Anyone can make that up as well unless maybe you do something similar to what Paypal does for verification, by asking them to send you a maybe a $1 via bank wire transfer and matching the name of the wire transfer to the Drivers License/Photo ID. The advantage the other website has is there are Lifetime members that have been around for awhile and are more trustworthy.
This person had a decent feedback score and has been a member for a year, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt.