I bought a brandnew Hoyt Maxxis 31 in 2010 for 650$ on ebay. So assuming you can find a used bow in good condition like a dealer brand for 500$ fairly easy on ebay. I 've seen some hunters agaisnt using ebay to buy used bows bc you have no idea what could have happen to them (dry fired)(dropped). Long as you see the details on the bow, look it over real good( take to bow dealershipto check it out) you can alway get your money back if youfind a flawl. I recommend very much looking at ebay for use bows that are 1-2 years old. Alot of hunters like to upgrade every 2 years to stay up with the new technology and they slap it on ebay. My brother found a good mathews reason last year for less than 400 dollars. He dropped a new string and cable on it and its amazing.