I've probably had 8 or 10 neighbors go the 'knock-off' Chinese route with the sellers telling them that the engines were "Honda clones" and the transmissions were "Made by a Yamaha supplier" and all sorts of other obvious bullshit. Not one of the cheap Chinese knock-offs are still running and they have zero resale value. They are a lose-lose proposition. I would not touch one with a ten foot pole using someone else's money.
I've taken the "Honda knock-off" engines apart to fix them since I've worked on Honda engines since 1974. Honda my ass!!! The ONLY thing to do with Honda is the word Honda the salesman used in a lie to sell the disposable POS. Most were leaking fluids (contaminated fluids at that) on the showroom floor. "Since they are clones, parts are interchangeable". Again, my ass! It would be like putting a 15 yard dump bed on an S10 pickup; it's a clone of the original bed, same thing.
Before you light your hard earned money on fire and burn it, look and see how many of those dealers are still in business, have a full service shop, have a fully stocked parts department (because you WON'T find the parts!) and see if they sing the same tune they sang only a few years ago. I know it sounds rude, but it's the way I grew up and it's served me well; if you can't afford to buy the actual item you want,
NEVER, under any circumstances buy one that's "just like" what you want according to the person selling the knock-off.