www.samplelist.com is a good place to look for some deals on scopes, its like the scratch and dent part of SWFA.com . Im a huge fan of Bushnell but not the cheaper lines of scopes they make. If it were me Id try to find the best deal I could with my $150 on a used quality scope.

You can get demo Nikon Prostaffs on there for about $100 and the Nikon Buckmaster for around $150.

They have a demo Burris Fullfield for $150.

Id check ebay and some local shops for used stuff.