Ok - I'll be in the US myself in two weeks, and I'll try my luck at some Borders and Sony Style stores. And if not - oh well, money saved. Technology never gets more expensive over time
Oh, and the reason why I'm a bit weary about sharing my credit card information with someone on the Web just like that is precisely what you experienced, just the other way round. I got my money back from my credit card company for that dodgy Plasma screen order from Russia, but if I keep having them, someone will probably want to talk to me...