I sure hope someone on this board can get a deal worked out so the machine does not end up with someone that had no clue what they've gotten. Shipping can seem expensive, but often costs less than the gas to go pick something up. But if you want a really rare machine - then you do what you need to do.
I've got to figure out how to do a wider search on CL in hopes of finding the few left on my list. At least I'm OK with only getting the machine head, and am not after ones where the table is as much of a find as the machine.