Chris:

I'm very grateful for your posts on this subject, saddened, that I missed the auction, and embarassed to admit that I was on eBay all week looking for the fishing kit and I missed completely this great deal on the survival kit. In a phrase, "this sucks." I contacted the seller who confirmed that there is promise of obtaining a kit in the future.

If only I'd cast a wider net when searching on eBay. . . .