OK, I've ordered one for $10 (plus $15 postage!). I'll let you know how it turns out.
Geeez, thats some heavy postage....how far do you stay from the shops?
I bought a pair of creative webcams and they work fine with windows' own software. I never installed the software that came with the webcams!
Jemy
Try
video 4 skype . Its a small extension and works well with skype.