I DID ask around, several people in fact,
including ones with Studio repros from the same
series in their galleries.  They all told me that
they "think" it was real because none of theirs
had the registration holes like the cel in
question.  AND I also asked the seller directly,
AND I also posted on this board asking about it a
while back.  So, I did do the necessary
precautions.  If the seller had told me they were
also unsure or if they just ignored me e-mails, I
would have never gone for it.  But, since they
gauranteed it, I figured, "Hey, the seller knows
about their things better than anyone else,
especially a place like Mandarake, no?"

That was how I ended up bidding on it.