if the wasn't the real deal, the price would not be holding a dollar, and there would be red flags, not having anything to do with NASD/SED hold-ups.
Odysseus crossed the river of Styx. He asked Achilles if it was worth trading his life to have his 'name' live forever. Achilles replies: "I would rather be the slave of a slave on earth, then to live here in Hades..." --Homer's The Illiad