ORIGINAL: lee1
I read that starters put unnesesary wear on the engine.
Thats a good one.
You were joking weren't you?
As gitterdun said, you can find them at a swap meet too at times. I just sold a guy 2 flight boxes, a sullivan starter and a fuel pump for $15 a couple weeks ago from a friend getting out of the hobby. They are out there. You have to look.