Your local archery man isn't a shop owner? My local shop is a Parker dealer. He sells a few but not many, mostly because he also sells Hoyt....
Anyway, I digress. I have been in the shop a few times when people have brought a Parker in for repair, and every time it has been a cracked limb. Now, I don't know if that is just irony, or if it is an actual problem, I have never owned one or shot one, so I can't speak intelligently on that, but based on that, I wouldn't buy one. This is just my opinion, though, and I sincerely hope you are happy with the bow.
Oh, one more thing....Congratulations!! A new bow is a beautiful thing!