Yea my petsmart gets them in every now and then. They usually sell them 6-12$ depending on size. I'm not saying they're great looking, only that they get them.
Again I didn't say they were quality, but when a Texas and parrot spawn, and petsmart sells the offspring, they aren't wrong when they tell you it's a red Texas.
There is nothing cheap about red texas cichlids. They take a lot of time and patients to make. If you were my friend and I had some to sell, you still couldn't get one cheap. The only way you MIGHT be able to is if you buy a group of fry, grow them out, and then get lucky with one of them. Other than that start saving or just look for a different breed of fish to acquire.
aquabid.com there were some nice ones in thailand for 60 dollars the other day when i bought a flowerhorn, my vendor said was the cheapest she'd seen them... these had peeled and were looking awsome. can buy fry from the same guy for 10 dollars but theres no garrentee they'll peel at all. good luck.