I'm appalled by this! I don't typically buy stuff online and now I'm even more wary of it. Then again, I'm an Anti-Wal-Mart kinda girl. Knowing that they mark-up prices a decent percentage (I believe it's something like 16% but I'm not positive so don't quote me on that) I tend to just 'aquire' the things from there on my own terms.
I hope things work out, though.
I heard that using the balance board is really clumsy and doesn't work very well, though. Me? I'll just be using the wii mote, or even better just a damn gamecube controller, if it supports it.