Well folks, that taught me a sour lesson - never brag in advance. This was a shop advertising on a web market, there was no direct "buy" button. The ad came up around 5 am, I put in my reservation before 7. I never heard anything, confirmed my buy around 9. The shop never checked the web messages, and sold the machine during the day. I cick myself for not following up for a confirmation, but it's Sunday and I thought that's why they didn't answer.
Well, no doghouse this time. I actually saved a lot of money. But all in all - Aaaaaarrrrghhhhh!