He absolutely is. Just read his follow up posts. Also he was caught shilling on another rolex forum. I think there are so many great vendors and I have straps from a lot of them. HKTAN, TedSu, Strapmasters, etc.
It's just better to keep it fair as possible. Competition is great but childish behavior is just ......well just that and not necessary.
I also have 1 hornback from AP Bands for my Panerai and it's something that isn't offered from others. It's a single row.