Agreed.

After going back and forth with multiple options including meeting half-way, having him pack the bike himself etc, I finally gave him the option to choose whichever was most convenient for him (including paying the shop $85 to pack). In the end, he chose to have the bike shop pack. Although it does drive the total purchase price up somewhat, I keep reminding myself that this is a grail bike after all (1984 TREK 720). Been looking for one of these for a while and they are not easy to come by at a reasonable price.