I don't know about the deal packofcrows was looking at but there is actually a Canadian company starting production at the end of the month and they have a group buy running. Fisk aero, you can find them on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/260262524376049/
Nice thing is the price point through the end of the year is $650-$500 based on sales and much cheaper shipping since it is not coming from Japan.