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I bet you he just called up UPS. Thats about their price-point if you walk into their stores with a bike. I know, I once tried to ship a complete bike from the US to the UK and it was so bloody hard to find someone who could do it for a reasonable amount. Even dragged my boxed bike down to a post-office after being told on the phone that it would be ok, only to be denied at the counter... that was a fun day.
Best bet is to find a friendly freight forwarder or freight specialist, but thats probably much more grief than your seller wants to deal with. Another suggestion would be to get him to split it into a wheels and separate frame package - may get the packages' size under the minimum for USPS and then at least it can go out via ship (4-6 weeks).
Good luck.