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JamesR913,
Wow that's a ton for shipping, but then again that's big stuff.
With Ames, what you can do is order your stuff and go to one of the shows/swapmeets they do. They'll bring it along and you can pick it up there for "free". It'll cost you the price of admission to the swap meet and gas to get there.
Bummer part is waiting for them to do a show near you. They have a list of shows they're doing on their website.