You can also buy a 1-2 year old state of the art bow for little money asused bowsdepreciate badly. I just traded a 2004 Hoyt Xtec in for my new Trykon and all I got for it was $400. It cost$700 new and with the string that brought it up to $800.For $400 it was a heck of a bow and even had a $100 winners choice string on it. I am just like a lot of guys; have to havethe latest and greatest new one out.