Kirksville, MO
I don't have much turn up in my area. Life is busy so I can't guarantee I will always be able to help. If nothing else I might be a good checkpoint or able to relay between Mid Missouri and Southern Iowa as I occasionally go both directions.
@ReanimatedRobot you do realize a few choice words in your post may get you a little reBUTTal LOL
I am just trying my best to be honest JEBIV. In Kirksville, MO I swear that the department store would sell you any kettle you wanted as long as it was black. I have shown people in my town, who were adults during the 60s and 70s, colored kettles from that era, and they didn't even know they made them. I would say that I have been seriously kettle hunting the past two months and I haven't found anything worth picking up that isn't at least 1.5 to 3.5 hours away or more. Even a few other members try to look in my area as I do in theirs to help them and they find nada. It honestly sucks my friend lol.
Along with that my family life and work life is pretty busy at the moment and every kettle run I make (especially if I just made one) is a potential fight because I am prioritizing road time to pick up a kettle over family time. I have missed out on I think 4 SSPs in the last month simply because I wasted my trip on something else or couldn't get there quick enough. Out of the 3 cool finds I have had one had to be shipped and another I paid a relative to grab.
I love this place and I would never step on anyone else's listing or screw with someone else purchase even if it was in my own backyard. I would even be more than happy to even agent for them. I might be angry at myself for missing it, but hey that's my fault. I will help anyone here out if I can, but at the moment at least it isn't easy to make a long kettle run at random. I know there are likely members here that are established in KC, STL, and other large cities in Iowa that could grab it easier. With my town being a college town though there is a good chance that someone from these areas will either travel themselves or have family that heads this way that could easily drop a kettle with me and I could move it further North into Iowa or south. I could also do the same when I visit friends/family or make kettle runs in either direction.
I know I am not a very good agent right now, but having an offer to do something is better than nothing I figure lol