A cheap bird is Not Good,A gd bird is never cheap.But lovebirds u can get them abt $40-60,excluding cage N food N toys.U oso need to spend time wif them.Cheap bird means the shop person selling it below average price means the bird might hav diease or sum kind of feather plucking problems,tis is most common in larger birds.Wen buying a bird make sure its active N make sure its not 2 young or unweaned.Hope tis info helps u.Bird keeping is a commitment,make sure u hav the commitment.Glad u r interested In parrots.