Yeah I second the thought that you can find what you want far closer to home. How about looking at it this way:
Figure that getting it to you will cost, oh, $2000, which is probably optimistic*. Anyway, add that to the selling price of what your looking at, and start looking locally. That $2000 is a lot of money when it comes to used Big Iron, so, yeah, I think you need to step back and be patient. Being in a hurry = $$$$, but if you need something now, there are a number of used equipment sellers in the LA area; I see their ads all the time in Craig's List. Besides, you said that you wanted a BP... well, put that $2000 toward one - locally.
* I wanted a 2500-lb lathe moved 3 miles to my house, and the first mover I contacted wanted $1000.