I ended up buying on ebay after all of that. I just didn't want to pay $35 more because I took the time to investigate what, for me, is a sizeable and important

I ended up buying on ebay after all of that. I just didn't want to pay $35 more because I took the time to investigate what, for me, is a sizeable and important purchase. Bought the camera on ebay for $916 and the mic for $123 - overall it was $100 savings not buying from Amazon