Newbie has questions about his first guitar

Hey people,

I decided it's time to buy my first guitar. I thought about it a lot and did research. I'm almost dead set on getting a Dean ML 79. The newly released ones for 800 dollars seem like an amazing deal, seeing that no "official" Dime guitar was being sold. One of the main reasons I decided to go with it is that I tried a Kramer with almost the same shape at my friend's house and it felt really comfortable, plus Pantera got me hooked on metal. So enough rambling and let's get on with the questions:

First and foremost, will the guitar actually arrive? I'm ordering from Europe where an official seller is basically nowhere to be found, so I can't just walk in a store and walk out with it. I know Dean has lawsuits and is facing bankruptcy so ordering seems a little sketch, at least to me. The site I'm ordering from is reputable and they said they will place an order and tell me the estimated delivery time.

My second question is can you give some opinion whether it's a good pick for a first guitar? I know the FR could be a headache, but I'm ready to tackle it.

And the last one- if the order falls through, would you say an EXP LTD EX-200 is an ok replacement, since I think of it as plan B? Of course it's a fixed bridge so its not really the same guitar, but it won't be a dealbreaker.