As you've probably found, buying stupidly high priced stihl parts piecemeal for flipper saws is generally a fools errand.
The cheapest, most efficient way to get stihl parts is through acquiring quantities of parts saws from landscaping/logging outfits, dealer bone piles, guys who are overwhelmed with project saws, whatever...
Then you realize that most of the parts saws are really closer to project saws that then need more parts.
The cycle is self perpetuating, so you're basically screwed...
...until you wake up to the fact that eventually you have to start selling them cheap in quantities as parts/project saws.
Or resign yourself to becoming a hoarder.
Or, god forbid, do the never ending ebay parts selling/relisting ad nauseum thing...
Rinse and repeat.
