Mike, just an FYI...
You may not have to look so close to home for a box system and monitor.
I sell a fair amount of PCs (sorry) in tower cases and they're not that expensive to ship.
Given that I always overpack (thick layer of peanuts/double boxing) to withstand UPS' drop-kick test I've sent mid-tower systems in huge boxes for as little as $16 from VA to NY.
As long as the box is what UPS defines as "Oversize" it works out a lot cheaper than trying to cram as much as possible into a smaller box, so if somebody does have a system a little farther afield you shouldn't worry too much about shipping charges. It will take a lot more in the way of packing materials etc but you should have a greater scope of where you can buy from.
Hope this helps.
