Dont give up. As all have stated there are alot of good bows to be found. I personnaly picked up two decent bows from ebay. The first is my favorite and it is a BEAR CUB 60" 54lbs @28in. The CUB was made in the mid 50's (well before my time) and it shoots very well. The second was one I have been wanting just mostly for vanity reasons. My vanity bow is a BEAR 76er made in you guessed in 1976. The 76er is a takedown recurve 58in 50lbs @28in. I have yet to shoot the 76er as it needs some refinement that it didn't get at the factory such as tight fitting limbs and string grooves. When I am done I may use it a 3-D shoots. The point is I picked up both of these bows from ebay. It is a crap shoot buying by pictures only but you can set your price limit on the bow that interests you, if it goes over your limit find another and bid on that one. Currently their is a Pearson Cougar that is in the range of bow specifications LBR reccommended. The Pearson is currently at $41.00. Good luck.