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300 for a used 3060 is terrible. Frankly, it's terrible even for a new 3060. I wouldn't offer that price to a stranger, let alone an acquaintance.
Regardless, given your performance target of 1440p/4K, the 3060 won't get you there. If I were you, I would try to turn the offer down. If you want to upgrade, you might want to consider if you even want an Nvidia card, since they are generally more expensive at the same performance than an AMD card. I would really only recommend Nvidia if you care about ray tracing. Otherwise, for 500-ish dollars, you can get a very good AMD card. I would recommend looking at an RX 6800XT or 7800XT, whichever is cheaper where you are. (Performance is about the same)
I would also recommend waiting a couple months. Nvidia's recently-announced 4000 SUPER cards have a pretty meh price (as compared to Nvidia's usual terrible price). The lower-than-usual pricing might cause AMD to respond by lowering their own prices, so it's a good time to hold out and wait