I had the same problem when looking to replace my seats. If you are desperate, then pay the price for really good ones. That's about what they go for. I chose to wait and search for ones in my price range. You may have to travel to get them. Search all the local pull a part yards, craigslist and ebay salvage cars. I wound up buying a totaled car for $500 that had a very good interior, had it shipped (in state) to my house and had plenty of parts left for spares and ultimately sold other stuff here and on Ebay. That may be extreme for you, but as a result I got my seats free. I junked the rest of the car for $250