I hear you!  I was very much looking forward to breaking open my two cases on Friday and seeing what "treasures" I might unearth!  Now I'm worried I'll end up getting packs from a second print run that doesn't include them.

If you don't mind me asking - did you opt to CANCEL, HOLD, or EXCHANGE?  I went for HOLD in the hopes they'll find another source if their fight with WotC comes to naught.

Upon further research it would appear my understanding WAS indeed flawed. The internet retailers can only sell to the country in which they are located (somehow I had gotten the impressions that the US & Canada were lumped together as one "territory").  So if, in fact, TheCardKid sold to a customer in Canada, it seems they violated the agreement.

In which case - I may have to consider finding a new source for my MtG

My understanding is that the "region" that these sellers can sell to is the US & Canada, so by selling to Canada they did NOT violate policy.  However, they are also not supposed to sell to anyone if they know that that customer will in turn be reselling outside the region.  So, it is the fault of their CUSTOMER, not THEM, in my opinion.  I hope the jerk is happy with how many people they've screwed over this way.

I will say, however, that this was all quickly learned as I tried to research the WotC policy after receiving my own copy of the email -  so I admit some of my understanding may be flawed.

I just want to say, however, that I have ordered from TheCardKid for every set since Lorwyn.  They have INCREDIBLE customer service, and (with only one exception - M10), I have always gotten my order on the day of release (their distributor had a delay on M10, so my cases arrived the following Monday instead).

That all said, I think that all of the sellers like TheCardKid need to do a MUCH better job letting us customers know what WotC policy is.  I don't think I ever read ANYTHING about limitations on what I could do with the product after it was in my hands!