[carlos_dfc]

Hi Claire

hope this isn't too late for you, but SkyWatcher are indeed a decent make.
Those 114mm reflectors go for around £100 to £120 if you were to buy from a dealer.
They come in two focal lengths - 1000mm, and 500mm - the focal length determines what magnification you will get when using any particular eyepiece.
Of the two - I would recommend the 500mm version if you have the choice, for two reasons...
a) The 500mm has a parabolic mirror, the 1000mm has a spherical mirror combined with a corrector lens built into the focuser. Of the two designs, the parabolic mirror gives sharper images.
b) For general use, a lower magnification, and hence, lower focal length, is better for viewing most of the popular galaxies, nebulae, clusters, etc....
(The mistake that many begnners make is to get hung up on magnification - I do most of my viewing at low-medium powers - 30x and 80x - only really push beyond that when viewing planets)
If this post has come too late - then don't worry, the 114mm /f1000mm isn't a BAD scope, it's just that the 500mm version would have been slightly better - and if you got the one on e-bay for under £100, then you got a bargain.
If you didn't get the one on e-bay, and are still looking, here's a couple of decent dealers....
And remember, in astronomy, the diameter of the objective is THE most important factor - not magnification.