Thomas, Take a deep breath, and try to remain calm. Don't stress about it- I believe you're meant to have the bass, again.
There's a few things you can do. You can bid now, and raise the $ at the same time, know what I mean? Jim seems very cool, so I'm quite sure he'll work with you.
Or you can wait and see what happens with the bidding, know what I mean? It only has 2 bids on it, as of now, so maybe just wait it out, and see what happens.
I remember a few years ago I was bidding on Rory's 6 String MK Balance K with an Omega Cut with the Coco Bolo top and back, and I lost it in the last 7 seconds or so. This was the 2nd time I'd seen it posted on eBay- the first time, Rory posted it, and I spoke with him about the bass and basically decided I didn't have the cash at that time, and that if it was meant to be, I'd see it again.
I did see it, again, and I lost it.
That really sucked.
Don't let that happen to you- plan for it, and WIN. You can do it- just focus, and she will come home to you.
Back when I was bidding on Rory's 6, I couldn't see the bigger picture, then, though- I was meant to buy KFS's SII Six, and I've been playing it like a maniac, ever since. So I guess, if by some fluke you aren't able to win the bass, then believe me, something better will come along, even though it doesn't seem like it, at the time!
Just an FYI- I've dipped into the old 401k and had a check overnighted to me, then put the money in my bank account and transferred it to my Paypal account, and still was able to complete the transaction- I emailed the Seller, of course, and told him what was up, and he had no problem with it.
If worse comes to worse, I hate to even suggest this, but use a credit card- you only live once, and if the bass means that much to you, you owe it to yourself to re-acquire it, you know?
Hey, I guess it's a good thing I posted this thread, eh? You might have missed it, otherwise!
Peace;)
Frank
