I think anybody would be a fool to give him a dime. I've enjoyed watching this play out. I really hoped it would turn out to have merit, even knowing the odds were against it. But in 15 minutes of casual searching, I found out who this guy is, and what a big fraud he is. I'm no great researcher. Why didn't everybody else know this days ago?
I don't believe his previous auction listings gave any useful info about himself, apart from "Cedar Rapids." It was only this latest auction that offered up personal photos and, I believe, references to his real name. I had tried searching for his eBay username the other day, and it turned up zilch.