I presume the gallery refuses to ship the piece because they didn't get the money yet, right?
The gallery cancelled the order claiming both pieces are out of stock. A direct email to the gallery said the pieces were in stock. Typically gallery scam nonsense.
And literally while I was typing this, Amazon called me, totally unprompted.
So there's your verdict. Art galleries still suck, Amazon is still awesome, and it's still virtually impossible to make a significant purchase on the internet in 2013.