Oh yeah, don't forget that the $1050 Sams are from Taiwan and, I think, are for caliper brakes only - no canti posts (you can confirm this with Riv - it seems to change a lot!) and have double top-tubes in sizes 56cm and up. The USA frames are $1500, also have double top tubes in size 56cm and up, but have canti brakes.

So it seems that there's not that much that's equal between the Sam and CC....