Thats fine. He can feel that way. Don't care. Perhaps his "feelings" are slightly biased in that he apparently owns a 3000 series himself. Anyway, IMHO SAAC is THE authority on the particular subject of what is considered a genuine Cobra and what is a replica.
Also, I think he was using the term replica to include everything that isn't original. I believe thats clearly at odds with SAACs position. I'll go with SAAC. For those that don't agree with SAAC toss your Registry in the garbage.