'08wht -

If you pull up various past threads, you will almost always hear the *bad* experience voice out more than a positive one. This is natural as a consumer.
However, all the replica styles offered by different retailers IMO are all coming out of the same factory ~depending~on the replica style , and are just sold be different retailers. So just purchase from a reputable retailer, review their purchase policy and if you're comfortable with their purchase policy, then order it.

After ordering, obviously bring your wheel to a trusted shop to check trueness, balance, etc. Do a thorough inspection of the physical appearance of the wheel, etc --- Basically do your own due diligence.

There was a couple of negative reviews of a particular retailer on this site, but I ordered from them anyhow as they had a decent price on the wheels.