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Meh, disagree. The bike I liked the most was the one I bought used for 15€ from a dude down the street, brought it to the old grandpa who fixes bikes for cheap for fun, paid him 35€ for some maintenance, check the gearbox, new brake saddles, oil everything up.
50€ in total, awesome city bike, although a bit heavy and without all the fancy shit, but I just left it chained to a lamp in the street, nobody wants to steal a 50yo bike and even if, it was just 15€. When I moved to a different city I sold it to my neighbor for 15€ again. He still uses it from what I hear.
You probably got a quality bike for a steal then. I mention a price range because you're much less likely to get something that'll fall apart in a few months.
As long as you avoid big box brands (Huffy and whatnot), you'll be fine. You can get a decent used Surly or Giant or something for $200-300 if you know what to look for, but that's also the range for crappy big box bikes new, so I increase the number to $500.