I sold a tranny on Ebay for $300 and had to build a crate for it because they would not accept it just strapped to a pallet. I did not charge the buyer for building the crate or having to take it all the way to Tampa from Lakeland to ship it. It seems like for the amount of money that you are paying for this tranny that the shipping would be included. Also, that's alot of money to send to a stranger without some kind of money trail or someone to back the transaction so that if something goes wrong you could make a claim. Paypal would be a better way of paying for it but giving him a deposit and picking it up personally is the best method when a large amount of money is involved. Besides, I think you can do better somewhere's else for this product. Good Luck, George