Hi Sturle, thanks for your reply. This is the first time something like this happens to me, I never had problems with MtGox before.
I understand there is nothing I can do, except checking now and then http://skanner.net/MtGox/mtgox_tx.php

When the present transaction will be canceled, it will disappear from http://skanner.net/MtGox/mtgox_tx.php I assume, is that correct?
The new transaction will also broadcast to the blockchain with a different tx number I assume. But what if that still doesn't go right? Then in that case I can't follow it anymore, can I?

Such a bad timing! Also, I don't get why the http://skanner.net/MtGox/mtgox_tx.php reports an amount of more than 12 BTC, my withdrawal was only about 1.2 BTC... I guess I'm a real noob when it comes to transactions gone wrong!

Good news everyone, MtGox doubled their SEPA limit! This might mean that the withdrawal queue is reduced.

https://www.mtgox.com/press_release_20131120.html

Neat! Although the volumes are still scary even with the doubled limit. Might take a lot more jumping through hoops from MtGox to actually be able to clear their SEPA queue.

49 hours later and still no sign of my BTC withdrawal...
(nor answer to any of the support tickets I opened...)

You know, technical problems happen, things can go wrong, but that they say they have a 24/7/365 support and have not bothered to give a single answer in 50+ hours is ridiculous!

+1

I am still waiting on a withdrawal from 5 months ago with Gox. They have not answered any support requests lately either. Asked for an update days ago and no reply. Created a new support request a couple days ago and it hasn't even been assigned yet.

I don't think they can really be considered an exchange any more. It's more of a bitcoin shop where you can buy bitcoins at inflated prices. Or, you can throw your bitcoins away by turning them into special Mtgox virtual  USD,  AUD etc which only exists in the mtgox world.

Look at their facebook page and their canned answers to every question. I don't think any real people work there anymore. MtGhost company.

That is why I whine incessantly about the issues I'm having.  It keeps the threads active and near the top of the various boards.  Hopefully newbies will see them, and if the complaints are fairly legitimate (which I believe to be the case) then hopefully people can avoid being burnt.

It would be nice it there were a more reliable way for new users to obtain high quality information on what firms were trustworthy and functional.  The Bitcoin Foundation doesn't seem to give a shit as long as somebody pays the dues (e.g., Tradefortress and his inputs.io scam.)

I gotta believe that Mt. Gox would be better off to just come clean about their issues and say straight up that they cannot support USD in user-sell mode.  If that were the case, I would have just monitored the situation and would probably use them again when it became possible.  That they are still trying to suck customers in just plain sucks.  I hope that they are losing more customers in the long run than they are gaining by this strategy.

I think that the 50k EUR withdrawal limit is complete BS, made up by the Gox head himself.  What bank would put such a limit on their clients, they, after all, make money on volume.

What kind of law would say "you should only be able to transfer 50k EUR per day from Japan to Europe". 

It could be that the Gox money is already seized by the FBI, or MTGox think they can increase their volume (and thus the profits) by artificially keeping the funds trapped.