The seller offered no shipping insurance (trust me, I would have paid if it were offered), and the warranty card he tossed in is worthless because I don't have proof of purchase from an "authorized dealer", which I doubt the seller is. I'm now stuck trying to get some kind of refund, and having to buy a similar tank at full price. At least, in that case, I'll have at least something to work with in case I get another one damaged in transit.
If there's an up side to today as a whole, the package from Amazon.com that the USPS tracking site reported as being in Weaver, AL of all places was actually delivered right where it was supposed to be... the UPS store where I have all things like that delivered.