Thanks Demel.
I'm going to pass on ebay.com for right now as it tends to bring its own complications when buying from uk, as you alluded to.
I'm hoping that somebody here might have a spare one in good condition that they are looking to sell.
Either that or otherwise I will need to find a kind soul on MTOrg that lives in the US that is prepared to buy on my behalf and then post over.
Kind regards,
G.