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Unread 03-20-2021, 07:22 PM   #1
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In my humble opinion, the D grade repos without special features are as collectible as the Yugo autos of the 80s. Personally, anything stamped Made in Japan so vividly is not collectible as a classic double. They might be utilitarian and fill a void in the 28 ga area but still a repro if the original in looks only. That’s just my opinion and not meant to insult anyone here.
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In my humble opinion, the D grade repos without special features are as collectible as the Yugo autos of the 80s. Personally, anything stamped Made in Japan so vividly is not collectible as a classic double. They might be utilitarian and fill a void in the 28 ga area but still a repro if the original in looks only. That’s just my opinion and not meant to insult anyone here.
Well, you just did insult many Parker Reproduction collectors.

I don't need to ask about your opinion that "Personally, anything stamped Made in Japan so vividly is not collectible as a classic double." (nevermind that here in the USA the country the product originated from is an importation requirement), as that speaks for itself and may even be considered a xenophobic comment.

But, I am interested in your humble opinion that "the D grade repos without special features are as collectible as the Yugo autos of the 80s." Just exactly what special features available on D-Grade Repros would you consider as having a chance at being collectible? There may be some collectors of Parker Reproductions that might want to add some examples with those special features to their collection.

Can't we all in the Parker community just get along without denigrating or insulting one particular genre of Parker collecting? We're all in this together, aren't we?
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