No, I'm not joking at all. When Magnum RC was still selling Lado struts, they were about $18 each. Hobby King has some very nice units for 60 sized planes for even cheaper.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...Class_2pc.html
Maybe the special angle of the axles that the E-Flites come with would make it worth the cost, but it's just not worth it to me when you have to pay $160 + $90 = $270 for retracts that really aren't that robust. They need to work on the trunion design.