I've been thinking that I probably should not have included the link to the ebay item, in fairness to the seller, especially as he does have a large amount of transactions and a 100% feedback rating. So, I deleted one of my recent posts which had a link to the listing. I only included the link in the first place to confirm the shell type. And the main purpose of this thread was to get some ideas on how to best deal with the situation, not to publicize any info about the seller. I haven't contacted the seller yet but will do that soon. Wanted to speak to Jim Petty from jp2creations first to get some info and prices. Super nice guy and full of info!
Thanks again for everyone's info. As usual, it's been greatly helpful and much appreciated!