Continuing the discussion from 2m Activation Equipment Advice (Part 1):
Whilst true, many come up for sale second hand. I counted more than 10 HHs on that list that I own or have owned; the majority acquired in very good second hand condition.
It all depends what you want from a HH (Multiband, APRS, Digital, Large Colour Screen, etc).
For SOTA, my favourite no bells, no whistles HH is the FT-65 - which I have used for the majority of my VHF activations - and can still be purchased new today.
A quick search shows a second hand FT-65 as well as a FT-4X for a little over £60.