I didn't say you made ignorant claims. I was implying that a lot of stuff in this thread seemed like hearsay and erroneous information from people who didn't claim to speak from experience.

I would welcome a framebuilder chiming in with reliable information, because my point was that nobody was providing any reliable information.

Why don't you accuse me of doing something else I didn't do so that I can respond and tell you once again what my point was. Maybe that time you'll get it, eh?

there was some good advice in this thread, actually.

...yourself included, hence your own "internet rumormongering."

you certainly implied the frame was fine to ride and that drilling holes was normal procedure and that those warning of failure were just fear-mongering.

nice backtrack.

Buy it, ride it, if the busted up tube fails and you die, at least you will die knowing you saved a couple dollars.

The seller paid to have the frame "fixed", but wants to sell it instead of ride it? Sounds like complete faith in the repair. I'm sure it's fine...

If it's a steel frame it shouldn't be a problem. If the dents are on a round tube you can roll out a lot of the residual unevenness with frame blocks. Fill the holes with lead solder (don't weld them; that's bad for lightweight tubing) and file smooth.

If it's aluminum, the frame is toast.