Downloading from App Store says Waiting but nothing happens - OS X Mavericks

Hi all,
I am trying to download the OS X Mavericks through App Store but all it says is Waiting. There is no way I can reset the download or start again. Am running OS X 10.8.5 on a MacBook Pro late 2009. Have checked and know that my laptop is fully compatible.
Troubleshooting:
- Relaunched App Store application, same issue
- In the Application folder, I have OS X Mavericks which is a App Store Download file. This is 208KB big. When trying to delete that, it says that this application is in use by another app.
- Deleted this App Store Download file, emptied Trash
- Tried again to download Mavericks from App Store. Still says Waiting. I have tried for several days with the laptop connected to internet and still nothing happens.
Any ideas?

Latest updates.
I have been talking with Apple Support and they told me that there is a huge queue for people trying to download. So far you have to wait 860 minutes (14,4 hours) before it will start to download.
Issue is that I have been waiting for 5 days.

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