I have yet to ask whether they will allow someone else to pick up. I will do that and let everyone know.
I cannot accept BTC to be put in escrow. If put in escrow, I would need it in US dollars as I do not know the value of BTC when you receive the unit.
Note that I have two units. I am guessing that your offer was for one unit. If not, I am unwilling to take such a loss as I believe demand will be there eventually.
I assume you would need to reship the package to me as soon as you receive it.
Yes, 17.1 BTC for one unit. I believe the value of bitcoin mining hardware is more closely tied to the value of bitcoin than to any national currency. I wonder if any bitcoin escrow service would be able to hedge against the exchange rate by selling the BTC while in escrow.