I sorta share the odd email message with that seller as I've done a few deal outside ebay with him. I asked him about that craziness. Turns out the high bidder was from Argentina and joined ebay a couple days ago, and the seller doesn't ship to South America either. But the 2nd place bidder was bugging him all week to end the auction early and he bid 1800, so who knows he may end up getting 1800 out of it yet.
The seller is also pondering keeping it and having it customized, but I don't know if Keener will do 80s Oiler anymore and I also told him it might be tougher to find the authentic crest for it than the blank he's got.