the search continues:
have been informed by a couple of dealers that it is not even possible to order a truck: they get what they get, must take whatever is shipped;
a couple dealers wanted $1000 to get on a waitlist, not going to do that;
so, am on a waitlist for the TRD Pro with one of the large-volume dealers (who still required a fee, but much less), but also will be informed of any other Sequoias that are incoming;
also in continuing contact with a few others who are reputed to be MSRP dealers. Same story: cannot anticipate what is coming, we will let you know, but it won't be many;
one dealer can get a Limited, but not sure I want to go that route (swapping hard-to-get parts to make what I want) just yet. It is still early ...
Going to hold out a bit for what I want, but keeping door open to a TRD Sport or SR5 that can be more easily modded to what I want; maybe even a Limited, but that would be a lot of parts-changing.