Yes, I had similar experience. It's because apple system, the manager told me. They suggested to transfer (wire) the money so they could do manually. I refused, so it took me like 2-3 weeks to wait the system resolved.
After that, I applied again with other company, It's fast enough only took 3 days
It's just a little sequel and good advertisement for the main-game. Even if they would sold it, I doubt it would make much money anyway considering it's size and very specific content.