I've been trying to buy only "domestic" (on the same continent I'm on) fish--partly to support "domestic" breeders too most of whom I think keep all of their fish in more humane environments than the SEAsians. So many of those beautiful fish from SEAsia are bred and kept in what amounts to fish farms (ala puppy mills). I even now a breeder over there to told me how he and most of the betta breeders he knows and have trained (sic) create halfmoons by taking a scissors and cutting slits down the tail, letting the slits heal over with new skin which extends a superdelta into a HM or better (OHM) and then they sell it to the rich people in other countries for 100-200 times what the fish costs them. I don't mind that they make a profit, it's the plastic surgery and fish farms I don't like. But, on the other hand, when you see a fish you absolutely must have, where it's coming from almost makes no difference, does it? I also don't like the fact that all the SEAsian breeders I've contacted about the lineage of the fish (which is important to me--almost more important than what the fish looks like) cannot tell me what the parents even look like, let alone any earlier ancestry--which means they aren't keeping records so if you are breeding for certain traits, you cannot be sure what you are getting (but these people are so very nice always, I want to go visit them just cause they are nice people). I also don't like it that they enhance the pictures of their fish so much--so when you get your fish you kind of have to stop and wonder if they sent the wrong fish (then you mentally figure out they added a deeper blue here, kind of touche up the fin here, etc.). Domestic sellers also touch up their pics but if you confront them (nicely) about it, most will admit to it and send untouched pics. I have been trying to keep my purchases domestic to encourage domestic breeders to keep at it too--but most domestic breeders once they get good at what they are breeding seem to stop selling their excess fish (I know, a lot of them heavily cull).
Anyway, did you win your bid? Most people don't seem to have problems with their transshippers--or whatever delays there are don't seem to bother them. If you do win the auction, before you pay (um, maybe "while" you pay) for your fish, be adamant with the seller about getting the transshipper's phone number--emails are too easily ignored or somehow "never received" by some pervasive computer glitch that only happens when you are asking for an ETA. Once the fish leaves SEAsia, the seller feels he/she has no more responsibility for the fish (although most will replace a DOA fish--probably not with the same quality of fish that you wanted though) and it is up to you to stay in contact with the transshipper (who is entitled to his/her own shipping and handling charges).
If you don't mind if you do get him could you PM me how much it costs to ship from the US person to you?
I do the same thing. I can neither afford nor house any more bettas right now but I still oggle over bettas on aquabid like... every day.. and I want to buy all of them! 
I can't believe someone would have the gall to do something like that! So...whats your new tactic if not ordering from overseas?
I just got my doubletail in today anyway and she rocks. I love double tails to no end, much more than HMs 
