So I found this on Ebay...

I wouldn't trust it either, my point being the shipment date of August 4-9th, somebody is getting their hands on them early.
 
I wouldn't trust it either, my point being the shipment date of August 4-9th, somebody is getting their hands on them early.
The item description shows an estimated shipment date of August 17th.
 
I borught my Note 5 from Ebay - a seller in HK. Had no issues with the phone or the purchase, but i did mine after the announcement, and after numerous messages to the seller to get an idea of where the stock was from and how long it would actually be etc.