If there was no forum to discuss your thought process is a good one but we are here to discuss flaws, options, minor details, new models, etc...

You will find certain models are great reps and only cost $150 or so while others have really bad flaws yet cost $300
The forum helps guide you to the best repped models of each brand
Assuming the highest price pam is the best Pam or the highest price iwc is the best, etc would be very flawed thinking

The movement and not the accuracy or quality is the number 1 price determination when it comes to reps

Rep factory technology and quality is evolving rapidly the models coming out in the last 9 months are superior to their prediciousers ; yet for the most part they are not more expensive

You are right that many of the flaws discussed are minor and many future rep owners should take the talk of some flaws with a grain of salt
But as Kris mentioned some of the members here are single handedly responsible for changes made to reps by the factories which I think is pretty cool