@LongJohnSilver We should rename Black Friday to Black November. It starts early. There is no need to wait. If you see a good deal, just press it. If the deal is good enough, they will sell out quickly.
If you are worried maybe purchase though ebay (as paypal has insurance).
You will probably pay a bit more- I found my GH2 on ebay from a Taiwanese seller- they are "VERY" fast - 4 days... Simply search for DMC-GH2 and press lowest price + shipping first.
Other than that- you could always ask if Shueido has paypal (for the insurance). Hope that this helps!
@alcomposer thanks for your help. do you know if they are well proven as a reliable/ trustworthy business outside of their feedback score. Like do you know of a lot of people having success in this route?