mo the caller it is true you can buy any size ukulele for under $50.
I assure you that my cheap baritone uke is capable of excellent sustaining and ringing tones that are so beautiful it can out perform a cello in certain circumstances. It is not just a matter of being at the right place at the right time.

My Mitchell MUB 70S/N is uniformly resonant any time try a different one at the guitar center. Of course I have customized the string selection and am demanding of a musical delivery beyond the scope of folk.

As for miraculous accidents that are cheap, they are few and far between but exist.