I had some e-mail with the seller the first time around on this thing, and he refused to admit that it was not a Colnago. But he didn't deny that is wasn't, either. Classic pawn-shop tactic. He simply said it was original (that is, original to *him*) and left it at that.
I found his stubborness in refusing to admit reality a bit surreal, and I would be careful doing business with him.
Best,
Charles Andrews
SoCal