Or that's what he wants you to think and posts in the scene as a completely different name...
It happened some time after the memorial website put up after his father's passing got invaded by trolls. In my head, that would probably lead to some kind of realization that these two worlds need separation. Maybe his wife gave him an ultimatum
I know his stuff did in fact get sold off, I remember people talking about buying some of the stuff. But I guess he probably kept his rips, and probably still keeps tabs on new stuff that keeps coming out.