That's a smokin' deal, even with the painful cost of shipping! Our LBS gave us the same crap when we tried to buy a tandem. They would have to order it from the states, and it was $5-6k. I could fly there, buy it and bring it back with me for less. And get some good Mexican food while I was there too. Even though we're more into off-road, if I still lived in the states, I'd have jumped on that and outbid you and Galen. You can spend a heap on upgrades if you want (not that it really needs any), and still come out way ahead.
Cheers,
Brian