No kidding. Just sent a few emails to the place I made a purchase on July 5.
Me:Hey, bought a gun on July 5th, and have heard nothing from you, just the "order confirmed" via the online purchase. Do you have a serial number or transfer number for me?
Them:we sold too many firearms to keep track of that, like 100 or more. *long explanation of how transfers are taking a long time*
Me:Ok, I guess I'll take your word for it and hopefully I see something in another 3-6 months?
Them: The Serial Number is ######. It would take upwards of 3-4 hours to dig your gun out of the safe to find a transfer number, so unfortunately we can't provide that.
Me: Ok. Others vendors from whom I'd purchased around the same time have provided me with Serial Number and Transfer number the same day, so I'd expected the same, but I can make some estimate on the transfer number, based on the purchase date. Thanks. The SN sets my mind at ease.
Them: (literally 30 minutes later). I had some free time, so I had a look and found your gun. The Transfer number is 59860###
Me: *checks spreadsheet and realizes they didn't initiate transfer for at least a month after the purchase*