I don't know if I'm the right person to ask, I'm too much of Edwards player . Currently all my guitars that are not for sale are Edwards. I haven't played Burny's, Orvilles, but I'm thinking of trying Burny pauls soon. Epis - not in the same league, Epi's suck for me, period. I like Edwards, the way they feel, the way they sound, I like them not because of the price, I just like them, they are good guitars & perfect guitars for me. They neither feel, nor sound like Gibsons IMO, so if that's what you are after buy Gibson.
In other words Edwards LP Customs, which are the only ones I've played(3 different models, original & LTC series) are kick ass guitars.
I was lucky to buy all my Edwards from local sellers, but I know a lot of people buy from japan, one of stores that most buyers use is http://www.ishibashi-music.com/
I don't know about evil bay, I have had a few not very good experiences, so I'm keeping as far as possible from it.
Hint: if you decide to buy from Japan, buy with hardshell case, otherwise there is a chance you'll receive it broken. However people say Japanese stores do send a replacement in such case.