I'm not one to recommend going cheap, you usually end up paying for it. However, if you are talking of selling a hockey stick I don't think expecting you to buy a $200 scope is realistic.

This first scope I ever owned, which sat on the first inline ML I ever owned, was a 3-9X40 Bushnell. Bare bones basic, I think it cost $40-$60 and wouldn't be much more than that now. I killed a lot of deer with that scope....and it's still out there now, more than ten years later, killing deer in the hands of a friend's little brother.

I will admit that my current go-to ML is topped by a Barska Tactical that cost a tad under $200, an has performed flawlessly despite admittedly cheap lenses. My old scope ($150) crapped out after 5 years of heavy use at an inopportune time financially (just bought house, had kid, and wife wasn't working).

I figured I'd replace it when it crapped out, but darned if it isn't doing fine. Search the forum for "500 yards" and you'll see how bad a cheap scope can shoot