Unfortunately, there are very few cameras under $200 that perform fairly. How much time do you have? If I were you, I'd try to save up maybe at least $100 more dollars, or $200. That way you won't spend too much money, and can still get a fairly good camera. Since you're going to be looking on eBay, my best advice is to observe. I got my canon GL2 for $1500 off of eBay and while it wasn't the lowest price, I went on eBay everyday for about 3 weeks, and got an idea of the different prices and packages available. Then once I was ready to buy one, I knew exactly how much the price should be. With the eBay route, it is possible to find fairly decent camcorders for around $200, although you will most likely have to do some digging. If I were you, I'd try to find something from the panasonic pv-gs series. These are good cameras in general, and you might be able to find a low priced gs150 or gs65, both 3ccd cams. Hope this helps!