Originally Posted by
Giacomo 1
A little over-the-top IMHO.
It's always good to be a bit wary, but you have to trust a little, don't you? The re-spray on this frame looks "right". It's certainly no rattle can job. It looks deep, clear coated and the decals are proper for the era. Could he be hiding something? Of course he can. But so can an original frame using lousy pictures. I'd have no qualms buying this frame, although the sellers attitude is a turn-off.
Nope, you don't have to trust at all. Granted I'm not a huge seller/reseller....but I've got a whole set of personal rules for buying used/online/CL. Won't meet anywhere but your house/business, won't even look at repaints, check stolen bike lists, etc...
But really my only rule is (and the above rules stem from this one)- If I got to ask questions like the OP's question, then there IS a reason for concern.