Sorry to hear this is the case...
I have 2 IFs
Phil Piss OFF
Steel Deluxe SS
and I paid the freight on each...
....but no one is really offering a good cheap frame now days....
In my opinion there are too many obstacles in the way of making a well crafted cheap frame...
Tubes, Materials, Labor, and Finishing are double from back in the day
Whatever price they (IF) is/are asking, Seven, Moots, Eriksen, and the like - are still asking more...and people are willing to wait and pay for it...
I am sure those who are leaving, and those who will sprout another company will succeed if they keep the QUALITY, stay innovative, and can market the product correctly.
Change is the only sure thing in life...
Maybe that is why I am drawn to the past and the efforts of you guys in the classic age of bikes...
Jim