That will depend if you're buying to flip in the future, or to keep and/or actually play them. Flip, not so much, except for SM Odessey. Keep/play, you'll definitely get your money's worth.
GameStop has them right now. Purchased one a few hours ago.
https://www.gamestop.com/gaming-accessories/controllers/nintendo-switch/products/nintendo-switch-pro-controller---the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-edition-/20004603.html
Lucky. At least ya'll got your Ishin steelbooks from GS. My in-store pre-order for Ishin didn't come with the steelbook (more like that store didn't even receive them with the 10 copies of the games they received), so I just canceled the pre-order.
Different for every store, based on my experience. Some will have them at the top part of their respective console section, some in a bin/box, some in the endcap, and some have them mixed in with the rest of the regular/non-clearance games.
Same for me from BB (Valkyrie Elysian), and AmzDE (Diofield). My Diofield was shipped in a thin cardboard/thick paper, and luckily no damage as well - was delivered by DHL.
That's because the Xbox One/Series are not truly backward compatible consoles like what Microsoft is making their die-hard fans believe them to be. Microsoft's backwards compatibility program requires an internet connection, because the console reads the OG Xbox/360 discs and use that as...