Oh, yeah... Sorry man. We had reports even before Pre-purchase began of European retailers being completely sold out of CEs.
See for yourself....
2 out of the 4 swedish retailers did that, it was annoying. I was lucky to finally get one before the last retailer ran out too 30 minutes later.
I am also going to be spending way too much time in the cities. Divinitys Reach and Lions Arch being the two most enticing ones, going to be interesting to see Rata Sum.