I just want to say that PeregrineA1 in California did a great job facilitating a recent bike purchase I made on eBay. The Seller in Orange Co. California only wanted local pick-up and didn't want to box or ship the bike. I live in Michigan, so this presented a problem for me. I searched this thread for help and found PeregrineA1 volunteered to facilitate transactions in the Seller's area. I contacted him and he agreed to help me. PeregrineA1 picked up the bike from the Seller, boxed it, and sent it to me. I paid the Seller in advance of the pick-up and also bought a Bike Flight ticket for the one-way shipping. The transaction was relatively complex, but PeregrineA1 made it possible.