I'm willing to help out when I'm able ( as long as I'm not bidding on the same machine of course!

). I live about an hour or so away from Tacoma so I don't get up there that often but it doesn't hurt to ask. If Joe gets his machine I'll let people know if there are any unforseen issues picking it up.
It's funny because I see nice machines at other facilities that don't ship either so I think it's an issue that frustrates a lot of us.
Rodney