if rick is trying to get more cash back for the site than you paid him for it he's realized the site is going into the shitter and is trying to get out without letting you know it. He's trying to make it look like he's being the "good guy" in the situation by giving back what isn't his. Like a lot of the other people on here, i say fuck him, part of being a businessman is realizing every investment has the risk of going under, let him learn from his mistake. We all have this site, a domain name is just a name, we have everyone here who's worth half a shit already....just my 2 cents