Personally I don't care much for knock-offs, clones and copy's and do not like or buy them. I like to buy a product from the original manufacturer that has earned their good reputation from doing the research & development and has figured it out and fixed all the quirks, short coming and issues. Last but not least, they must have excellent customer service and have a competent staff.
Yea, original design products & prices might be a bit higher however knock-offs usually skimp on quality control, production methods and materials to allow them to sell for less and still make enough profit to stay in business. If you want to cheap-out on a non essential product you might only need once or twice - I get that, however not when it comes to guns and especially when it comes to self defense guns!!!
I also subscribe to the practice of buying quality over quantity resulting in owning less guns but the ones I do own are all fine quality guns by the original company's. While there are some descent knock-offs out there like Tisas, Taurus, and many AR's, I stick to the originals. While knock-offs might be OK for the short term, they have yet to be proven for the long haul. AND..... at the end of the day when they are sold, you will do way better selling a quality Colt 1911 than a Tisas - IMHO of course.
I have not dealt with PSA and most likely never will. It's just not my style, but there are always others looking for a "bargain". I found out many years ago that "bargains" usually wind up causing more grief in the long run.
