Buying some bicycle pedals is a crap shoot. I believe quality control is the variable here. If you get lucky even cheap $15 pedals are fine for many riders. I bought a pair at the bike shop for that and the right pedal is good. Very light, Good grip on the shoe, almost zero resistance to turn, and no play. They overtightened the bearing on the left pedal and it has noticeable resistance and grinds when it turns.

I'm tempted to buy another pair of them if the left pedal has not been overtightened. I wouldn't mind spending $30 on these pedals if they worked correctly. I threw out the package and forgotthe brand. They don't even put the brand name on the pedal. So I see the same pedals at different stores and different brand names only on the package.