I have bought two frames from overseas and both experiences were great.
one was an ebay auction (shipping was about $200) and since I was traveling the seller was nice enough to delay shipping for a week.
the second was from member here who ships alot and there was no issues at all.
OH I almost forgot about the the Cornelo!! that makes three and Frans was AWSOME!!! I would buy another frame from him in a second!!!
as the others here said it just a matter of trust between you and the seller. so you could just as easily have issues with a domestic deal
with the number of frames, bikes and parts, I have had shipped I consider myself very lucky that the only issue I ever had was a frame was smaller than advertised. the bike was awsome and resold easily though. I can be too trusting at times but the only time I ever got burned was on a expensive Luxman receiver/tuner/amplifier. most bike guys are pretty honest
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Last edited by Bianchigirll; 06-28-11 at 06:31 PM.
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