Yes, very odd. I was about to buy this bass. Worked out a deal with the seller. Everything looked good and then he told me that he would be including a gig bag, not the hard case.
I told him that I needed the hard case and he refused. When I told him that was a deal breaker he said he didn't care. No deal.
I just can't figure out why he would want to keep the case. He didn't explain.