I acutally panic bought from ebay BEFORE RK had him on pre-order, so have had him for a week.

I've ordered from Target.com before and had shipped via shipito. They have multiple drop sites across the country and I just don't use the primary one which is on their radar. But what usually trips people up is paying with a non-US credit card. Walmart has given me problems with that one.

Shipito (not spruking, most other sites will do it) do an 'assited purchase' where they pay with their bank, and get it shipped to an employee home. You pay a little more, but its the safest option if you've worried about it getting canceled. I used to always use it come SDCC time for Hasbro toy shop orders.

Redwing is such an awesome toy that it might be worth the premium to avoid the stress and secure him. Maybe he will end up more widely released, but I can see him commanding a steep price otherwise. He really is that cool, and there's so much fan interest.