From BFL order confirmation e-mail:

"Your order position won't be penalized for any time it takes to send you this payment information. Please send me an email with a copy of the wire confirmation form. Once payment has been received, I'll respond with final confirmation of your order."

Is this valid?

Can I have ordered the first week, have order number 0500, have paid last week and still be number 0500 in the list?

I read someone from BFL writing about payment date being the data they look at when they ship out the initial products. But that doesn't agree with the e-mail I received. Any input?