Originally Posted by Loose Chain

Just for your future information, many people will not give 3 cents for a bike with any dents in any frame member. A dent is a value killer. I would never consider building a dented frame. Scratches, rust, neglect can be dealt with but a dent is there and in addition to structural considerations any dent, no matter how inconspicuous, will vastly reduce the value of the bike down to the take off components so when you purchase a dented or bent or damaged frame consider the value of the components only, the frame is of no value.