Tom wrote:from the looks of the statement, its from the distributor to B&H, so I would say that its saying that there are over 800 US pre-orders, rather than them all being just for B&H.
Tom - I disagree, but I could be wrong. The snapshot of the conversation indicates that the B&H rep was quoting B&H's buyer. It appears to me that, assuming the B&H buyer is a B&H employee, that the "800" refers to B&H pre-orders.
Regardless, having a late pre-order at B&H, this thread gives me hope that B&H receives enough stock by the end of the year. In this case, I might just believe that there is a Santa Clause.