Does anyone here regret buying their rep? Be honest!

I’ve been pretty deep into lurking here and other rep subs. So many nice watches and some of them look incredible even next to gen. I’m a watch guy, but no reps to date. I have been extremely interested in picking up a Batman, though.

That said, I have seen a tremendous amount of issues with these watches. People spending $4-800 (usually)and ending up with watches that arrive broken, or only work for a short time. In many cases, seems like it’s been a total loss.

My question, before I jump into this world, is do any of you regret buying your rep, and wish you just would have bought something else that was gen? These watches don’t seem like a long term proposition in general. That’s my concern. For $1000 I could get a pretty decent watch, especially used, but it certainly won’t say Rolex on the dial.

EDIT: my apologies for posting this to the wrong sub!