Originally Posted by cyccommute

The link to the pictures can be found in post 14. But here it is again



The seller has 17,000+ sales and only 2 negative reviews. If the seller were shady enough to crush a frame and then try to pass it off, I doubt they would have that many good reviews. I do find it hard to believe that a carrier would open a box and check the contents much less mess with them. But I also find it hard to believe that the seller would pass off merchandise that is that damaged. Was there a 3rd party that did the packing and shipping? The link in post 14 does say that the item was available at Amazon.

The pictures don’t show anything that would look like tool marks on the crimp. The paint would crack like that just from the bending of the frame. One thing I did notice is that the frame is a lot dirtier than the original photos. Specifically look at pictures 4 and 5 in the link above.