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.
You’re right. I don’t think there was enough info in his previous auction to identify him. I don’t know what I was thinking.
I’m still surprised he wasn’t identified quickly after this auction went up. I was waiting for somebody else to do the work. Was everybody else waiting too?