I want to mention Frank Falbo also. The transaction didn't take place in this forum, so it didn't occur to me to post it here. But he is an old time forum bro.
We did a nice trade for my "chipped-paint" purple-burst Ibanez RG-something, with the Floyd Rose. He gave me cash, a new-in-the-box set of Fluence Open-Core Classics, in white, and paid shipping to CA from FL.
He's already repainted it. (The original purple-fade.) It's gorgeous. I'll ask him if he minds me posting the "after" pics. Or maybe, he'll drop by and post them.
Great guy to deal with.