Originally Posted by
spcialzdspksman
You could get yourself a Motobecane Team Track from BD for 350, then whip on some old working wheels and parts from craiglist for a little more and upgrade later.
edit: and DON"T get those brandless suspicious eBay bikes, they're cheap and you can probably guess why
that would end up so far out of his price range. even if he were able to salvage some of the parts from the trash, he'd end up with crap components on a nice frame for more than he wanted to pay.