I never saw that here in Canada, where were you located? My A500 did not come with a modulator and none of my friends A500s did either. You had to buy it separately here. Maybe with one of the later early-1990s era "pack" bundles this changed, but by that time the Amiga in Canada was fading fast and I never saw those here.
Indeed you're right. I bought mine in Sep 1988 and I had to buy the 520 separately and this was in Europe. Only later in 1989 came the pack era as you say, and was included in the price.
