While waiting for proper weather for outside pictures, I should mention that I have no problem shipping world-wide and have done it before. VAT - Gift - I do not care. I bought my first SII on der payment plan - Deposit, and the payment every pay schedule. Worked out freat and I sold the same SII that way to a real nice guy. So I am not against that. It is not frustrating for me keeping and looking at the bass here, while a buyer save his duckies for purchase.
I am currently working on the Walnut Wonder. A great walnut short scale SI that will hit market with a new Jan-al case for @ $5K. It is an especially nice little bass that I will finish on soon and start posting pictures of oit in another thread. Actually, I have a veritable yard sale coming up soon of basses, amps, guitars, effects, Alembic toys, etc that will probably hit the block. Fun. If I cannot use it, someone else should. Even cables - and a very unusual item, when I get the rest of the parts together. A bodiless Alembic that would make nice wall art for someone. Again, I simply cannot look up at it.