Welcome aboard, I too am new and there's a ton of knowledge here. I think there are better options for a stave than eBay. I contacted Osage Outlaw on this site and he hooked me up. I bought a few staves to start with off eBay and they weren't much. Contact Clint tell him where your at on your experience and I guaranty he will ship you a top notch stave, plus he's reasonable. I would say there's plenty more here that will take of you too.