eBay and Craigslist finds

Have you ever bought any frame set or full bike from UK?
East Europe is probably in the same planet with the same variety of people like anywhere else. There is as much probability to get wrong boxed frame as from anywhere else.
Another nuance - postage prices usually are lowers than in West Europe.
And yes, there's no import duties/taxes etc.

I choose my bikes like I choose my women... meticulously. Plus I can always hunt down the SOB who has ripped me off in the UK. Too lazy to do the same to someone on the continent.