Originally Posted by BGfisher

With your apparent knowledge or lack of (being new) I would suggest NOT buying off Ebay or any mail order place. A good local shop can measure you for draw length and see what draw weight you can handle effectively. These and other factors are a reason to not get something from EBay.

Consider that if buying from a local shop you might be spending more money from the git-go, but will have personalized service and usually a free bow setup at the very least.

Buy a bow somewhere else and you can expect to pay for setup and followup service. In the end you probably end up paying about the same.

Buy a bow that you find out doesn't suit or fit you and you end up paying a lot more.