Thanks Racer. Guess I'm going to have to assume that the dude has a preban piece, and he's legal.
I'm still not comfortable w/his behavior, after he sent me a personal check, and then started making very nasty comments when I notified him that I'd have to wait 5 business days to ensure check clearance, before shipping. The piece was shipped on exactly the day I told him it would; but by that time he was accusing me of unethical behavior, leading up to a final note (after I'd shipped) with snotty cracks about my ethnicity.
Guess he figured that if he'd made his comment before I shipped, I'd send him his money back, since I had 6 others on a waiting list for the part. He'd have been right.
I don't know whether to admire or pity you guys who live up there. I left my home town, Springfield , Mass, many years ago, because I couldn't stand the spiralling taxes and lousy job opportunities---and that was well before the gun laws in Mass. and Conn. got so nutty. Guess y'all have good reasons for staying, but I'm sure glad I didn't