This doesn't sound so bad. I have a story that makes this one look like a cakewalk. It's over a motorcycle though, not a gun. Still dealing with tough situations and frustrating govt offices though. Long story short, I traded a really really nice mauser k98 custom build .308 benchrest rifle for a motorcycle. Guy that had the bike told me he had title, so I make the trade and he mails me the title...signed over to him from the previous owner, never transferred. So I call him several times and finally his girlfriend returns my call, he is now deployed to Afghanistan, and would straighten it out when he came home. When I called post a couple weeks later to explain to MP station what happened they informed me he is now listed as KIA. So I go look up previous owner, he is an offshore oil rig worker who never is in the US. Well...I'm still fighting this one trying to get a title. I have been to courthouse at least a dozen times thinking I had paperwork in order just to be told I needed one more thing.
It's frustrating waiting on things to work out when you are doing everything in your power and nobody else seems to care. Your situation has an end in sight, be it completion of sale or refund and return. Good luck.
