lowend PSE,Innernature,AIm, Regim, Samick(Samick huge company also makes musical intruments...and i think all the bows mentioned are made at a Samick house),any Koreatakedownsare about 200$ brand new and a great place to start if you want to buy new...i say get a takedown starting out because you can change the limbs on them if you ever have a problem with the bow or want to move down or up in wieght...also even these cheap Korean recurves usually have a 3-6 month-year warranty

personally i wouldnt buy a korean bow used, due to some bad experiences.
the quality of these bows isntthe greatest but they will definately get you on your way for under 300$ total expense(glove, arrows, case ect....)
and if you take care of it they will probably last for many years...but i choose to use them as nockaround bows and beat them up often.

another way to go is to buy a used american made bowlike Martin, Ben Pearson, Bear those are the Threemajor manufacturersfor old recurves anyway. there are a lot out there and you have to know what your looking at if you buy used...stress cracks and limb twists can be hard to spot for a new guy...especially over the internet.....if you find the right one you will be very happyyou didnt buy Korean as these bows do typically shoot better....but they dont come with warranty.

when i first started out i would have probably been upset if i bought an old Bear or simular vintage bow and something bad happened to it...
a good thing about the Korean bows is you dont really get attatched to them, so you can beat the hell out ofthe stupid thing,and notthink twice about it(plus you got a warranty...ive used mine twice last year one time was my fault and the other a buddy's...mostdealerscould care less about stickingit to a Korean manufacturer)...a good thing when your starting out and want to tear up the woods stump shooting or go out in thebackwaters and creeksbow fishing....wich can get quite nasty whenstompin aroundin the muck.