I reported yahobby are selling them loose at $124.00 US
Loose ones aren't through official sources (they are usually from factory workers, who seem to be allowed to take home the excess or damaged stock), so can't be used as a guide for their official release date.
I just got a shipping notice from the person I pre-ordered it from on ebay (who is in HK)... so maybe it was released by Hasbro HK this week.
Now to see if it gets spotted by customs on its arrival into the country.
We need the ebay 20% off toys sale again real quick.
thought this would make the cosmic rust issues less noticeable but i noticed the feet are still silver.