But he was quick to offer the items off-Ebay... with no sellers protection.

But hey, that's what escrow.com is for. I'll be closing my first escrow.com transaction tomorrow (for a $650 30gig new-in-box MKIIa ) so I'll let you all know how it went.
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FireFox31
110gig MKIIa (30+80), Eutronix lights, 32 meg stacked RAM, Filener orange gel lens, Greenlights Lit Buttons green set