Yeah the Wizard's edition wasnt even going to ship til the day of. I decided to not pick up my Gamestop one. I got the steelcase I wanted. It basically cost me $5.
I'm surprised they let you have the case with just the $5 preorder. Other forums mentioned that they got the case when they paid up for the full purchase for their preorder instead of the $5 down payment.
I'm wondering whether or not to return the GS copy. The useful info on the unboxing vid was that the wizard's edition would have a color inside cover while the retail copies would only have a black & white inside cover. If that's true, I'll probably return the GS one. I hate doing that, but they were totally fine with it when I did it with Harvest Moon.
In any case, I'd do the exact same as you if I'd been able to get my case early. $5 for their trouble for something that's already going for $30+ on eBay.