[spiritbreaker22]

I think reading through all these posts there are some valuable lessons to be learned by all.

1) There is less risk dealing with people with good ratings. Rookies and I have completed 2-3 trades previous to this and as a result, I did give the benefit of doubt based on that. However people need to be weary of new traders that look to trade higher value cards. I was dupped out of a few Ultimate cards a while back by that. My fault in the end but it happens.

2) Communication is very important. Not only should people with concerns about their trade contact the partner quickly, but do so in a respectful manner. I think what got some people upset was the fact that people saw Rookie online between their trade date and now but didn't necessarily get updates on the trade status. It takes 30s but can put lots of people's fears at rest.

3) The higher value the cards involved the less patient people are. I know personally if the cards totalled $10 I really wouldn't care it I got ripped off but also, it is unlikely that a trader would try to steal $10 worth of cards. For those traders that do make high value trades, I think it is even more reasonable to expect better than average communication.

I think I echo many peoples comments that I hope all family matters are worked out and okay now, and that is totally a fact of life, all that is needed now is for all the people, rookie included to get their cards, and complete their trades to square everything away.