you can get a quality complete board for under 100 bucks at a local skate shop or an online shop like CCS. if you get a blank deck, decent trucks/wheels/bearings/hardware.
ive always been an shorty's and element fan for decks, but my friend had a CCS blank that i loved.
destructo and tensor trucks are nice. stay away from independent and grind king IMO.
theres not much difference in wheels with the exception of the newer ones with a new style core. you dont need all that. most wheels are the same.
bearings dont really mean much if you're just beginning. it'd probably be better for you to have some slower ones so you can get used to it.
hardware is hardware, pretty much. i rock shorty's silverados.
grip tape, yeah. its grip tape.
anyway, learning to skate is no easy feat. it takes a long time to get used to it and to land your first ollie. i havent really skated ever since i traded my board for GSR head, but it takes a lot of practice and a lot of falling on your ass. don't give up!