I have been told Im wasting my time by trying to nail Smith (arent we all?)
I think you you will find me from here on out on any thread that deals with a hippopotamus.
however the ebay deal reminds me of one of my many unproven theories
I think its possible that Smith bought the Kenyan BC from someone ...and he doesnt know for sure if it is real or not.
Its clear to me that Smith’s Africa story is not true
(I really thought the Africa story was the best part of the whole deal...its what sold me on the BC in the first place as it seemed plausible)
Its hard for me to imagine Smith putting this thing together then trying to get rich and famous off of it...and Im not sure Smith is smart enough to make a fake BC. But if he bought it or it was given to him that accounts to his putting so much energy into trying to prove its real by looking at a lot of arcane data.
He cant simply submit it to an expert or his fraud will be uncovered, but he wants the people on the internet to prove that it is real. I think in his heart of hearts he knows its bogus though.
Just a theory though ....another theory is Smith is a psychopath