Vod's and Lauda's feedbacks are generally pretty accurate.  No one is perfect, but both of them are on the default trust list for a reason.

The trust system here is incredibly fucked up.  When there's no checks and balances, and when the best members have the worst feedback, you know it's messed up.  But I'd still trust either one of those two with bitcoins.  That whole extortion thing with Lauda was blown way, way out of proportion by Quickseller and...quickseller's legion of alt accounts.  Talk about someone who's not to be trusted.