bounding box when using perspective selection tool is offset and prevents actions

I working through a Classroom in a Book for CC in Lesson 13. Since starting the section with the perspective tool, I've run into the same problem repeatedly - when I click on a object with the Perspective Selection Tool, the bounding box appears off to the right. I thought it was supposed to despite the picture in the book not showing it like that. Problem is that when I click Transform in the Control panel, and change the 'x' value, my object moves all over the place in seemingly random positions (increasing then decreasing the number does not move it back, but to a new location). I was supposed to resize the object not move it. After many tries, and undoing them, I selected the Select Tool, then the object, then the Perspective Selection Tool. This time I didn't try the Transform link in the Control Panel, but tried moving the anchor points on the object. It worked but as soon as I let go, the bounding box re-appeared off to the right and I had to do this each time I was to scale an object. Now, I'm supposed to choose my object, and go to Object > Perspective > Move Plane to Match Object. When I click the Perspective Selection Tool, the bounding box always shows right where it should be, until I try to do something and then it moves off to the right. This time even going back to the Select Tool is not resetting it. I looked up several forums and have tried what I could find. Going to Object > Transform > Reset Bounding Box resets it but nothing happens when I Move Plane to Match Object and the bounding box immediately re-appears off to the right again. Please help! I've been searching online for quite a while with no solutions.