Thanks for those links! Contacted so we shall see where it goes I found a few other contenders as well and would like your opinions on them:

Trek 7.3 SX
24 Speed TREK 7.3 FX Road Bicycle 20 inch frame Same as above w/o rear rack
Cannondale T2000 - Touring Ready - 52 cm - 26 inch tires (Said he could do $850 for everything, would try to get in the 650-700 range)
Novara Randonee 2008