Hello, thank you for all of your input on the subject. I was able to locate the same stem (in stock, apparently) via two other German online outlets and have a pricematching conversation initiated between the two (one charges almost double the postage of the other... hmmm). I had asked two Stateside sellers (one on OiVey at BIN auction) and the other an Arizona folding bike shop if they'd post a Velo Orange Happy Stem up here but received no response. All this for a stem. Reminder to self; in the next life, try being shorter.