I started with a Squire and an old Crate too!
Then I got an American Strat for my birthday.
Anyway, you can look on ebay, but be really careful. I know a girl who sold a guitar on ebay, and was very happy with it and she bought one too. I've been burned on ebay, but not on a guitar. It was a glass Knewworth poster. When they said near mint, they forgot to mention that I'd have the three mint pieces taped together.
You could try places like Musician's Friend, or AMerican Musicians Supply, or a local place.