Here's an update. The seller wouldn't accept a reasonable price so I've decided to part with it. He can have it back try to sell it as a replica or whatever. Thanks to ebay for its money-back guarantee on authenticity. Actually got the refund and the bike frame is back in the hands of the guy who sold the fake and will remain unnamed in this blog. At least he was honest enough to refund it completely without a hassle. Oh, well, I'll try again with something thats legit. Scored, what I thought, was a red 1986 Gios Professional frame and fork. Its in wonderful shape, made from Columbus SLX and is 56cm. When I finally unpacked it and examined the details there seemed to be a few details different than my research. While the seat stay ends look typically Gios, the bottom bracket doesn't match anything I've seen online and the lugs were different, the had a slight peak which wasnt evident in any other Gios pic. A quick email to Gios-Torino with some pics confirm
A simple inventory of my bikes over the years.