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I've never bought a piece sold by the seller in question, so I really can't share my own experiences with his pieces, but aren't many of the things being stated in this thread considered slander and libel?

Is there any proof of the things being stated?

I think "buy the seller" is a potentially dangerous philosophy if followed blindly. Even the BEST sellers make mistakes, so one should ALWAYS have a few independent non-dealer experts, who are not affiliated with the dealer at all, look at the pieces they are contemplating as a purchase. This avoids conflicts of interest with other dealer experts, who may disparage a piece inappropriately because they are looking to sell you a similar piece or don't like the competition, and it also avoids the problem of being given advice by people that may want to stick up for dealers or friends in their cohort even when a piece is less than adequate.