Well, I'm irritated at myself for not pulling the trigger on this at $829 but I was doing some dilligence (calling the company, calling Pentax) to check on legitimacy, warranty coverage, etc. But, I did just get in at $869. Still a great deal, but just kicking myself for not placing the order 3 hours ago when I almost did... thought "no problem, I'll just wait this later today."
Pentax says that they don't have any serial number lists to know what cameras are U.S. vs. overseas/Canada markets, and they don't have a comprehensive list in Customer Service of who is and is not an authorized reseller. Pentax rep said that $999 is list price for this and Pentax tries to maintain list for the first 6 months of a product being out. Pentax rep also said that in order to have warranty coverage all I would need to have is a receipt that is not a Paypal type receipt. I called asavings (Hotdigital) and they indicated I would get a regular receipt, not a paypal receipt, with the camera as proof of purchase. Asavings also stated they are an authorized reseller for Pentax and buy all their products direct from the manufacturer.
So, again, mad at myself for not getting in at $829 but can't be too disgusted at $869 for the same package that Amazon is selling for $899. I just hate not getting the absolute best deal.