So the alternative about there being "high demand" is true? Lol, fair play in what you're saying... But there is defo something wrong with these devices. I've got two and both suffer dreadful battery life, random reboots, had to disable iris, etc.
Is the 950XL available in any MS Store?
Scooped Windows Central.Expansys has the black and white in sale for $564.99
http://www.expansys-usa.com/microsoft-lumia-950-xl-rm-1085-unlocked-32gb-white-286250/