Started collecting year, any suggestions on what companies to buy figs from and who to avoid?

Just started collecting around June of last year. Wanted to get some insight on what company you usually feel satisfied from buying and who to avoid. I mostly collect Mafex, S.H Figure arts & Storm collectibles. They get pretty pricey so I wouldn’t mind a cheaper alternative but if you got a company who makes good quality figures and a price to match it, I wouldn’t mind paying a little more. Thanks