Thanks for all the responses.
I also received a response from Maxim Sokolov - as follows:
To resolve this issue you need to find cart.php and replace the following line:
Code:
if ($need_shipping) {
with the following line:
Code:
if ($need_shipping and $login) {
This one seemed a lot easier to implement and appears to be doing what I want - I just changed the message to warn that shipping will not be shown until the person logs in / fills out there shipping/billing information - I haven't tested it fully yet.
By the way... Wish list??? Maybe template editing would be a better spot??
Anyway, again thanks for the responses. Nice to meet you all - I think you'll be seeing more of me since I'm customizing X-cart for my needs.
-Ripbud