and I don't think blazed ever had either on his trust list
Correct.
I don't know how believable is your 'tied up in IRL' story but like you said you can have members vouch for you is considerable.
Maybe I'll drop Lauda/Lutpin/miner a personal message to clear this up.
I can personally vouch that Hhampuz and TMAN are two separate people, and the three people you listed will likely be able to do the same.
I'd expect that the majority of people in the Collectibles section have dealt with these two previously, and so can likely also vouch.