Myles, I had the same response. The price is just high enough to brake the instant gratification impulse.
I emailed him about delivery and he’s anticipating/hoping-for mid-December for current orders.
I don’t like the whole pre-order thing generally (and I view my wait for my Arc as a backorder), but I may make an exception with this.
I happen to have some funds kicking around in Paypal from some Ebay sales. Maybe I’ll do it.