I am not mad, first my car is a Trans Am and as such received the PQ tranny even with the 3.55 geared rearend. I have turned down many a PX tranny cause they are not correct. Second, Yes I have in fact sold stuff in individual parts. Honestly I do it frequently. Last thing I did it to was the Trans Am Hood I had. Hood went to one guy and another guy got the pans and the last guy got the scoops and tubes. I gave a total price and none of the guys wanted it as a package. worked out best for all of us. If you had a 69 PQ without a dipstick I'd be all over it. Lack of dipstick tube is not a deal breaker on a tranny for me. Case in point I got this tranny and it clearly has no dipstick. I would bet if you put a GTO dipstick in anyone of em I bet they sell. Heck few know there is a difference, and they do work, they just do not put the handle in the correct spot. Lastly I offered you $150 bucks shipped for the thing. I also know all the guys at PY, a couple of em have me scour the west coast looking for RA III and IV parts on a constant basis. One of em directly deposits money into my personal bank account to go buy cars parts and what not all over the state of California. All of em said you offered how much? Thats high for a tube just wait one will pop up. To which I responded I want my car running for Reno in August I promised my kid it would be ready. Not gonna try to save 50 bucks and disappoint my son. The offer still stands, I can't make you sell a part nor would I. It seems to me that if you sold the tube for 150 (5 times what you sold the last one for) you could still sell the tranny easy enough for 100 bucks and get your $250 total. trust me I sell my cores on Craigslist for that all the time. and sometimes they are long shafts! If you don't want to sell it thats fine. I am patient S.O.B. I started with a bare shell and currently have a rough yet fairly complete 69 T/A. I have a date in my head and if I don't get one by then, I will order a lokar and watch ebay and craigslist til one pops up. Once again I am not mad at all. you told me you had it I offered you what I felt was a fair price ( I am sure others will agree I didn't try and get it for free) and you declined. No big deal these things happen in the business world all the time. So it is on to the next deal. Someone will have it at some point and happily offer it me. If anyone else has one, the $150 offer shipped stands if I get it before the date I have in mind!