Originally Posted By: Don Moody

The RBL is basically an overpriced SKB. Not a bad thing, but it is not a Parker.

If this is true, then owning a Parker Repro is like owning a print. It's not the real thing but it does resemble the original.
Frankly, I get almost as excited about owning a Repro as I do owning a Lionel made in China.
You could make all the same arguments about them being as good if not better but somehow it's not the same, is it.