FWIW, I received the lever today.
The Ebay seller, "paddythepeddler," sent the right part 1st class.
It's really awesome that he made good on his sale- I'd already left him positive feedback, it was a really cool move and I thank him.
As far as the bike goes...
I got a screw and a nut to clamp the cable to derailleur... it's tight.
After I got everything put back together I rode the bike up and down the street and was shifting gears- and it was very difficult to get the chain onto the big ring... Turns out the screw and nut are longer than the original, and that actually hits the body of the FD, making it difficult to go onto the big ring. Another problem to solve... Or maybe a new FD...
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Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.