““How about just replacing this not very popular model phone I had before?” “We have one left. Want it?” “Yes, and why are you out of phones?””
I was able to obtain mine earlier last week...thank goodness.
It’s possible that they ship these by airplanes, due to their high value density. And that would explain the already-occurring shortages.
Steve Quayle added a disclaimer to the Reddit link after I read and posted it