I have become a big fan of bolt rifles over the last few years. I find them much more enjoyable than most semi-autos. That said I wish I wouldn't have bought my mosin. It has a terrible trigger. It has terrible sights. It isn't accurate, though I have only fed it surplus ammo. Still it wasn't up to most surplus results in other rifles. Had I bought a Finn made rifle it may be a different story. As is though it is about the worst money I have spent on firearms to date, though it wasn't much. The SKS on the other hand is a blast. Trigger is a bit better, though still not good. Accuracy is good enough. It goes band over and over. To me it is much more enjoyable. I like it better than my AK as well. I can't put my finger on why it feels better, just that it certainly does.
For $200 that SKS is a decent deal. You can't get much today for $200. People can say they are overpriced, but not for $200. Not much else in centerfire that is semi-auto in the $200 market.
If you go with a mosin pay top dollar and get a good one. If it doesn't shoot at least decent it won't be fun. With the SKS, even if it isn't accurate, you can blast away.