I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune but as you state yourself: "something didnt quiet seem right.. yet I still ordered and FE'd" If people refuse to FE then they will not fall victim to FE scams. Requesting that buyers FE is not allowed for new vendors, it is only permitted for vendors that have made 30+ sales and have been vending for one month or more. The vendor bond was also recently introduced to combat scamming whereby the vendor must pay a $500 bond to be granted vending privileges; after they have made 30 transactions totaling $1500 of sales or more, and been a vendor for 6 weeks with no bad trading history they can then request this back. Remember though, a vendor only has to scam $500 in order to break even, and the can only do that if buyers consent to Finalising Early. In the eye's of the Silk Road system "finalised" means that you have received your order and everything is as it should be. To update any feedback that you have left simply click Account, View feedback (in the box on the right) and the 'edit' button beside whichever feedback you wish to update. Libertas