He tended to not hold onto the expensive pieces for very long, apparently selling one off to fund the next. He offered this particular photo to me on a couple of occasions, but I think he had more in it than I was willing to pay. It seemed like what got him in trouble was when he would win the next piece before the previous piece was sold, and then the scrambling would begin, often accompanied by a tale of woe and change of ebay ID. It really did seem to all be a product of his buying habits rather than a scheme to make money. Or at least, if he was trying to make money, he was terrible at it, as I don't think I ever saw any of his flips actually turn a profit (though I'm sure he made plenty of deals I missed due to the ever-changing ebay IDs).
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