I do find it strange that someone who has been as uncontroversial as Lauda in the past is going to such great lengths to protect their identity, especially considering the reputation of those Lauda has traded physical items with. Or maybe it is strange that Lutpin is claiming this to be a fact (when it is really not) -- if this is the case then Lutpin is clearly not the neutral party he is claiming to be in this thread -- are there any txid's that might backup these trades?
txids for trades of genesis coins against each other for completing sets or aquiring certain #'s aswell as metals are rather hard to get, there aren't any.
I've been reshipping a coin from chronicsky to Mitchell, which was intended to end up at Laudas, I'm sure both of the involved parties (besides Lauda and me) will confirm this, when you ask them.
I guess I will have to take your word for it. Although that does sound like an awful lot of steps for a couple of $25 coins.