I luckily wasn't the first. A few other people in the forums had purchased from them. I did indeed feel a bit of a risk, but it wasn't "that" much money. But for sure, once that transfer's out of the country, if they want to stick you, it'll cost a lot more than it's worth to pursue some $600. So I went on word of mouth and the company has a website presence and seems to be a contractor for other stuff.

http://www.xacd.com.cn/

I'm really interested in seeing if the main parts of a folding frame can be outsourced somewhere. I don't want to make a profit on any of this. I just want a frame I can put my own components on, without having to buy components that I'd probably replace later and would want to spec exactly as I'd like. I've several times though about buying the cheap Brompton and upgrading the components, but you're throwing away at least $300 of their price.

Let's get this rolling.. I'm going to write the Ti company and see if they have any ideas. I think there are two things that make this a legitimate endeavor. Noone is wanting to profit from this. And I've read that their patents are expired.