Frame Dents and Repair - Kinked, Dinged or Bent Top tube, Dent Down tube, etc

i need advice on this one.

could buy a nagasawa but with a dent on the tube near the chain
(sorry don't know how to explain it as my native language is dutch)

Its called chainstay.

is this a no go? and what would you spend on it?

thanks for your advice!

everythingzen

As long as the frame is not twisted I don't see what the issue is.. other than perhaps how the ding got there.. Important is to make sure that there are no cracks or other, more serious, defects.