Just my two cents----- I agree prices are really high for some on the Bay. Some people cannot just get them like we can. Middle of Russia, Brazil, etc... They are willing to pay that premium to get them too. No problem with that. Especially the rarer ones. I don't even call Oakley when I need something rare. Its the last thing on my mind, so congrats on that thought and for researching it too. 100 for those sets are pretty religeous here too.
I hear ya. being new to this game I seem to have got lucky with the parts and Oakley (UK) Europe. I have seen parts ordered from them being shipped from Germany and the Netherlands, and I followed a track and trace from Florida. therefore assumed all countries had access to the same stock. clearly not the case, although it can't be that difficult to source a supply from your own company which is at a different branch can it?