I ended up breaking down and buying one off eBay. I didn't want to because of how high the prices were being jacked up (or bid up, in the few cases that didn't start at an inflated prices), but after hearing how many stores were admitting one or two people were lurking to buy them out, and realizing that by the time we paid for the gas to go over to our 'local' TRU even if they had it, it would amount to more-or-less what I'd pay on eBay, my mum encouraged me to just go ahead and do that. So I found the cheapest BIN I could, and tracking says it'll get here on my birthday. Heh.
I worry, though, because this means I won't have gotten a chance to examine it beforehand and try to find the one with the least flaws. So OCD.