If you’re looking toward “budget” printers, the one I seem to see the least complaints about would be the Sovol. The ender v3 seems to have most of the v2 issues solved, but I still think creality’s qa is all over the map. Ideally, I’d bank that money and look for a better printer, Prusa, Bambu, Quidi, etc.
I agree IF you know where it’s coming from. You could be (likely are) buying someone else’s problem(s). You lessen the risk by getting a higher quality printer (Prusa, Bambu, etc) but NEVER buy a used one without seeing it print firsthand