Even worse, I had a guy who flew out to pick up a take apart bike, that I had built a few weeks ago. He was insistent that he wanted to pack it without any help. After nearly three hours, he packed it up (sort of). He actually ended up caving on where to place the handlebars and carried them separately.
I am just trying to say that an S&S coupler bike can be a pain to pack unless you do it all the time, compared to a Brompton folder that for sure folds up in something like fifteen seconds and is so simple that virtually any one can drop one in a box in 30 seconds. There is some value to that ease of packing up a Brompton (or other folders) that a lot of cyclists will appreciate. I have considered designing a telescopic type of frame that could easily pack in an under oversize box, where the wheels and other stuff go in a second (26") box. Lets face it no one can fit as S&S bike with all their touring gear in one box anyways.