yea, USPS will be the carrier.
i pm'd friedcat, and he has said we can pay anytime.
as to a hard stop: 48 hours from now, i will stop accepting orders. 7 days from then, payments to escrow will be expected to be completed and all money gathered.
so we'll send payment to friedcat in 9 days, basically.
i'll update the OP accordingly.
I haven't been following this closely, but to confirm, we won't be getting the sticks any quicker if we send payment quicker than this?
(In other words, waiting a week for payment is fine?)
Also, in case I forget about this, please send a PM when everything is in order.