I got lucky and both my frames came with super minor things from the factory (how do I know? all the pointed out flaws in the auction were under the clearcoat and were excessive/ more prominent machine marks; to be honest you can only tell if you examine closely).. it proves to you how honest and strict leader's quality control is to be honest. The frames up on the block seem to have bigger problems/ flaws.

~~~~~~~~~~~The ONLY hassle is that these all the flawed frames up for auction by coghouse have their serial numbers blacklisted on their warranty records; meaning they come with none of that awesome leader lifetime warranty... so be careful with those auctions, if the price gets close to the price of a new umblemished leader frame with warranty, stop and walk away. How awesome is leader's warranty? If your frame cracks (EVEN for their fixed freestyle tarck frames!), they'll replace it for you for free; if you have an older model of the frame and they stopped making it, free automatic upgrade to the newest model. The process is expedited if you have it done through a leader dealer.