this is sadly the choice.. well-known big brands are often just bulk resellers or buying some high end cut and breeding it witth an entire lineup or some other low-effort method, lol.
or, you pay through the nose for some over-hyped boutique seeds, that may or may not match the hype.
i've overspent and grown quite a few of the bulk stuff. You can find a gem anywhere. Some of the more expensive stuff does seem to have a better probability, but you can find breeders that don't price gouge and also hit more often than the bulk resellers.
I've liked results from some ethos strains lately. Probably not the best breeder, but at least some of the seeds are killers and not tryign to charge 20-30 or more USD per seed.. this pig fuckers know who they are, lol. FFS, some shit is even more ludicrous. Look of the gage green group, lol.. some retards pay hundreds if not a thousand plus for a pack of seeds that cost fractions of a penny to produce. Better come with an escort that has an official medical history report showing no diseases, too.
Stop worrying about names, because unless it's the orginal breeder, it ain't stardawg. The stardawg you smoked may not have been stardawg, lol. Hunt flavors and strong plants. Create F1 hybrids and enjoy the consistency of strong, robust plants better than the parents. Make your own.. buy an occasional pack to hopefully find somthing to breed something new over time.
Next year i'm growing all homebrew seeds and a new strawberry og cookies... if i find some strong plants, i'll cross them.. hopefully find 2 strong plants of the strawberry og - i have a strict no selfing policy.. they turn out like shit if selfed, lol.