So, I've found Bill's Tree Trunk in Trollmire (before even seeing Bill), sold it, then killed Bill and got the tree trunk once again. May be it's intended, but personally I think it's a bug.
Here's the log: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1664870/stdout_ ... bleart.txt
[b20b] Double artifacts
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Re: [b20b] Double artifacts
I thought, perhaps incorrectly, that the intended behavior was for boss artifacts to only be added to the world pool after you completed the boss and did not receive the artifact from it. I don't claim this was ever done, just what was intended.
<DarkGod> lets say it's intended