I also talked to John today. Near as I can tell, he said he had 2 mated pair of "true" picassos, (with a "cross" pattern), for sale at 300 each. The juvis they sell aren't picassos, but percs with extra white blobs or markings. They will ship, but doesn't offer a arrive alive guarantee, however, they will split the cost of the fish should one die.
BTW, the word must have gotten out fast, he said I was the fifth or sixth person he talked to from the RC web-site! And this was about an hour after they opened for business!