my advice is to buy something pretty simple n not too extravagant if ur a beginner, make sure u try out whatever u fancy before u buy it, try n have a go on some others too ie if any of ur friends play bass try out theres and get a feel for what u like
is the cost of ur amp included in this price?
if it is u might be hard pushed to find something reasonable for new, one of my friend recently bought a westfield bass with crate amp i think for about £130
if ur totally knew and cannot spend more than £100 u might want to look at a set they usually include guitar, amp, lead, strap, n tuner it does vary though
have a look at second hand but take some one with some experiance with u, the more experiance they have the better because they will know what faults to look for, if u have a pawn shop near buy have a look there i know the cash converters near me usually has a 3 or 4 of bass guitars in.
oh n if u go into a shop try and have a maximum value that u will spend, and make it clear u wont spend any more
hope thats of some use, i dont really know much about bass guitars just what ive been told
shop around i think toys r' us sell cheap guitar sets now
good luck