No, he doesn't buy stolen part, or so says his reputation. I've found some parts there for super cheap.

On another note, has anyone seen this magazine called 'Roleur'? It's about cycling culture, but is biased towards the old cycling legends and their style (image as well as riding) such as Merckx, de Vlamink, Maartens, etc. Check it out and read some articles: http://www.rapha.cc/index.php?page=94
I found some copies at LaBicicletta. They did a funny feature comparing Campy to Shimano, but it was just a bunch of stylish pictures from each brand, and then a list of analogies to both, such as Alpha Romeo vs. BMW, Mac vs. IBM, strawberry vs. apples, etc.