Today I ordered a pair of Panaracer Pasela protite tires. They are supposed to be comparable to the Conti gatorskini in flat protection, and they were $25 each from the seller I ordered them from. So I am all set for tires for this year.
There is a company out of the U.K. selling 27" Conti gatorskin hardshell tires for $11 each, and if you order $75 worth it is free shipping to the USA, but I did not need eight tires, did not know if I would like them, and the fact that they were dumping them at such a low price made me wonder if there was a problem with them that kept them from selling or others liking them. So passed on the deal.