What Retrobike "feature" do you avoid when looking for bikes?

Bikes dragged out of a damp shed and described as 'genuine barn find'.

"Oh really? Under a dust sheet next to the '54 D-Type was it?"

Pull the other one.

As for features, any frame with an unfeasibly high top tube.

I know early MTBs had a lot of 'road bike DNA' but that's no excuse to make a 22" frame and have 4" of seat post sticking out.
 
Out of interest, what's so bad about e-stays? I'd certainly not turn one down, in fact I'd like to build one. Only had one, it arrived all banged up with a squashed and broken seat tube. Had problems getting my money back on that despite it not being described or pictured as damaged. Allegedly in transit, but it was clearly not.
 
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