I'd have to agree with that, as I haven't seen a major retailer yet that had more than one case of (eight) Deluxes, which would just cover 2-3 collectors per store (at least one collector will buy a complete set, and 1 or 2 others will be selective and not want all of them).
The last case of scalping with Transformers were the really cheap Generations toys at BigW late last year, that members here saw people filling trolleys with, and then we saw a heap on ebay at full retail price, preventing real fans from getting the toys cheap.