This looks like it was a cool idea. Wish I had been around for this one.. Nice gifts all around.
I have to admit I was very late with sending out my present, but I wanted to get something I kenw my trade partner would really like and it took a while to get that. But it has been sent out and my trade partner should have it by now
Meule, if you haven't already done so, make sure you pm your partner and let him know that. Mine posted that he was sending something the next day, but it never arrived. I pmed him to ask about it, and he hasn't even responded, although I've seen him logged on a few times. A pm in return would have gone a long way.
I agree with Sporak's suggestion of how to do this. However, it doesn't necessarily prevent people from receiving a gift and then backing out. The only way to really assure that is to have everyone send their gifts to the organizer, who would then distribute them to all who had contributed. And that seems like it would be more expense and trouble than it would be worth.