Find a dealer that you can trust and talk to them. They usually have high end bows that have been traded in on the newer models and they get discounted quite a bit. You should be able to get a nice bow that might even come with some of the accessories on it for far less than what a new one costs. You will also gainsome informationabout the bow from theperson that is helping you as apposed to shoping on ebay. Most shops love helping people new to the sport.

This also works out if you decide that bow hunting is not for you, the bow should be worth about what you paid for it. I did this type of buying when I first got started and was able to have a really nice setup for far less that buying the same thing new.