[ssdavidw]

I think you answered your own question in your post.

They told you they were going to put it in the showroom for a few days.

They didn't say hey, would it be cool if we put it in the showroom for a few days?

Don't want to get you paranoid but from some of the other posts I've seen I'd be afraid they were shopping it around trying to sell it out from under you at more than mrsp.