Need recommendation for home recording mic

So I recently purchased a Samson Go mic from a person. It was great. Pretty decent sound for a USB mic. Then it just stopped working. I learned from the internet that the Go mic can do that sometimes, but enough people were happy with it and bought another one (it's only $50, after all) and many didn't crap out the second time.

Well I'm also willing to try it out again, but I thought I'd ask everyone here if they have had a similar experience or would recommend a different mic for hobby song recording that won't kill the bank.