This is how. A shop in Romania received stock on Monday and listed it on their website. Eurobricks found them and posted the link on the front page. I saw this, called the shop on Thursday, checked it was in stock and had them reserve one for collection after work.
When I arrived the guy was very apologetic, and said that Lego called him, saying that it was still under embargo and that he was not allowed to sell it. There should have been a note with the shipment, but they forgot to send one out which is why they listed it on their site first. I tried offering him an extra 100 lei but he wouldn't budge.
I called two other shops that I know of, both had them in stock, but under embargo. One of those said 'no', the other said 'come get it'...The rest is history.
The sets are complete, and have to be shipped to the sellers, but I have a horrible feeling there may be a problem with the instructions as I was missing several pieces, and saw something rather unusual, which was two 1x8 bricks stacked directly on top of each other (see my post on the something awful thread) for more detail.