Ahh it seemed this deal ended friday night, when I wasn't around, so I ordered retail from zipzoomfly.com for $309 + $1.99 2 day shipping.
Hey, at least now I get a shiny box..
Thats a crazy amount of money...
but yeah, by the time vista/cyrsis comes out, there will be a whole new slew of cards, and the 8800 will be like the x800 series is now..