Originally Posted by verktyg

I took it to a frame builder friend's shop with the understanding that if it was too messed up I would return it for a refund. The alignment was correct but the fork was way off length wise. I negotiated a major refund with the seller but the frame sat for several years before I built it up and that took over a year. It was damaged goods.

I replaced the fork with a correct one but the bike handles squirrely so it's going on the block! Maybe it's just knowing that a pristine looking frame has a "history" and I'm too fussy about those things.