On a brighter note...Out of the blue Fri night, I get a PM from member HgbPber (David) who said he has an Invisihitch laying around and would give it to me for free if I just come pick it up.
I called him right away and felt like jumping through the phone to give him a hug. Was able to get my brother's friend to pick the unit up yesterday.
I offered to pay David fair price for the hitch but he declined. I see that he only has one post even though he's been a member since 2013 so he's hardly active. Just want to publicly thank him for his generosity. Wish for plenty of good karma to go his way.