Steve was a gent over it. I was sooooo disappointed as it has been on my wish list for over 20 years and had been paying for it over a couple of months thanks to Steve's generosity!
I've had lots shipped to me without issue including numerous Shilabe carts from Hugo, Reed arms, and gear from Tom and others without any issue. I guess it's down to luck, a stupid bit of wood came loose during transit that no one could have imagined happening but it did.
The next big buy was the Opus - and look what happened. They say they come in 3's so I better be careful and buy something cheap first!