B.M.
Try consignment sales. This is the time for consignment sales. However, before you buy one do you have a friend you could borrow one from to make sure your child likes it? My son hated his pack n play. I would load it up with all of his favortie toys and he would sit there and scream. If I tried to lay him down for a nap in it even after he had already fallen asleep he would wake up screaming. We ended up using ours for a toy box.
Good Luck
B.