Reason I ask is my yard has a sign up that they now buy starters and alternators at such and such a lb. Why would they be bought differently from regular steel/motors? Can they not be broken down or do you think they buy them and then resell them whole or do they contains something dangerous? Not that I come across starters but if I did I'd normally probably figure they were a motor of sorts and toss them in with my steel or my motors. Just curious if anyone knows or has any ideas