It amazes me how much has to be paid for absolute bottom of the line banjos. The same amount can buy you a good banjo as well.

If you want something decent (both playability & sound), go look for a Recording King RK-35 or 37.
Or even simpler, a RK-25, many times better still than the toy banjos that are found in general music shops.

Forget Ozark, Epiphone, Fender, Tennesee, Johnson, etc.