I’m surprised no one has suggested the obvious. Go on Craigslist. Offer $100 over retail. If no one bites after an hour, make it $200, then $300, etc.
You’ll have one by Saturday afternoon.
My strategy is to stay at home and wait for FedEx to arrive 
So how much will somebody pay me to wait in line outside of the Kansas City Plaza Apple store so they can avoid waiting in line?
Read this about neophiles: New iPad Sparks Drive for 'Novelty-Seeking' Among Consumers | TIME.com
Wait until the first dweebs who camped out all week walk out with them, and give them an atomic wedgie (and $500, what the heck?)
I pre-ordered. Got mine 12:30pm today - minutes before I had to leave for work. But I’ve had a play with it since I got home. My first iPad.
Get online to eBay Saturday and score a used and perfectly good older iPad from some Tech nut who just bought the newest thing.
My husband left the house for 10 mins to pick my daughter up at the dentist and that’s when they tried to deliver.
I always thought the rumour the delivery people watched the house until you leave was just that. Now I’m convinced.
I wandered by the apple store on my way home and they still had them. I guess that counts as a strategy.
I pre-ordered the day it was announced. It was sitting in my foyer when I got home (management signs for and delivers our packages).
I have an iPhone 4S but this is my first iPad. My reaction has not been “Ooh, look at how cool specs X, Y, and Z are compared to the iPad 2!” It’s more along the lines of “OMG Angry Birds/Temple Run/Fruit Ninja looks awesome on this!”