I guess I really wasn't a serious buyer, I just needed the pics to add to my collection. Come on! Ettiquette says you should answer the questions of the first respondent. If you don't have pics, fine; just say so and answer the questions. There is no doubt that the engine would sell to either me or to nitrotwin. It is a slap in the face to skip over my response to sell it to the next guy. He even said that if I didn't want it, he would take it. The sale was a forgone conclusion, it was just who would get it.
Whether I need it or not is not the point. I like to know what I am buying, I've been bitten before and try to minimize the risk of a bad deal. I purchased 8 OB's for over $1000 once, but 4 of them were gutted with no P/S, rods, or bearings. Two of the others were trash. $1000 for 8 engines is a deal, $1000 for 2 engines and a box of worn out parts was not so good a deal.
I'm glad to know that you deal this way; good info to have. I can only hope that I have something for sale some day that you may want, so I can return the favor. Here's a hint, don't bother bidding, your money is no good with me.
Good luck nitrotwin, I hope it works for you.