I had thought that at first, then changed my mind about it - but now I'm wondering if I wasn't right to begin with; i.e., the allocations are really for dealer orders and not customer.
One local dealer had told me some time ago that they had 7 allocations, and all but one were gone. I told him I'd pass, since I wanted to see both the Avalanche and Magnetic in person before deciding. (Plus I'm not crazy about paying sticker.) Well, he just emailed to tell me that they had both colors on their way into the dealership along with a ruby red, and said he could order me one as soon as I wanted.
So, did that 1 remaining allotment last this long? Did someone drop out? Was he lying about how many allotments they had? Did they get more?
Who knows.