If he recieved payment before thanksgiving you should have a tracking number by now. Sure its a busy time of year but if he has the money i dont think you should have to wait over 5-days for it to be shipped. JMO
Was not to busy to cash your check was he? Hope everything works out for you in the end. I think the way your first post read was that you payed him on Monday and he would not ship that day. Keep us up to date on how it goes.