I definitely don't work for Tower but they have gotten a lot of my money. When I post links to products I go to Tower first because I can navigate their site easier and faster than any other.
A local hobby shop (LHS), if you have one, can be the best place to get started. If you do not have a LHS, or if it sucks, there are lots of online shops. Just a few are:
www.horizonhobby.com
www.hobbypeople.net
www.quantummodels.com
www.hobby-lobby.com
I recommend any of these sources over ebay for your first plane.
The nice used plane from ebay will cost a fortune to ship across the US, because it's assembled, and you have no way to know how "nice" it really is. The Corsair (or any other WWII fighter) is usually considered to be at least a 3rd or 4th plane because of wing loading, high landing speed, and other flying characteristics.
You wrote this:
ORIGINAL: bigmansm
I would really like to purchase a nitro plane. I have experience with the nitro rc cars but NO plane experience at all.
Then this:
ORIGINAL: bigmansm
I think because of my rc experience i would like to try and buy a plan that is a little nicer than some trainer plane. Like i said above, maybe a plane somewhere in the middle of the skill level.
This may sound harsh, or may be too blunt;
Exactly what "RC experience" do you have that makes you think you'd want to start out with an intermediate skill level plane? I get the impression that you're totally new to flying. Maybe you're a natural born pilot, maybe you're not; but the most logical starting point for nitro planes is a 4 channel ARF or RTF trainer and an instructor.