I think 5 days is a bit much considering the game has been purchased and I have received my 4k gems plus having bought stuff in the Gem Store prior to that... Just how much additional validation is necessary considering ANet has been taking my money just fine for three days already? I'm not playing for free. Meh, a minor annoyance that seems completely unnecessary, but maybe gold-sellers really need to buy that level 12 item for 2 silver on the TP. ;)