I finally broke down after lurking for a long time. I bought a refurbished K2. I chose the super saver shipping because I'm in Germany and won't get back to the US until 30 Sep. So, I figured that since the 30 return period starts from the date of deliver, I should buy myself as much time as possible.
Now I'll be going through that bittersweet ritual of checking the status update page ever 5 seconds. lol
So.. YAY FOR ME!