Dont JUST DONT. Dont buy miner from any site other then Bitmain or you will get CUCUMBERED. Most of the sites are bullshit "Legit Bitmain Distributor"... Legit my ass. Bitmain doesn't have any distributors, and most of the time you will lose your money, and never see it again. You can buy it from Ebay for 3-4-5k or just wait for Bitmain.
I think you are correct, which is certainly unfortunate. Everyone agree with this?
Even buying from eBay I would be reluctant unless it is a 'cash on collection' approach where I can go and pick up the goods myself before handing over any money. There are just way to many scams out there right now.
The best approach is to wait for the next batch from Bitmain.