SB Pro Comp Aluminum Heads...For Sale on Ebay..

To get a set of heads below or at $1000

Valves, decent ones $120 a set
Seals $30
Spring kit, locks, retainers $225
Spring cups $20
Size guides $40
Valve job $175

Thats $610 right there. Assuming you do NOTHING else to the heads, like mill surface, install any heli coils, cut spring seat for installed height. Your castings would have to be less than $200 each, no way thats ever going to happen.

The ebayer said $800 for a set of bare castings. So you could have a set of new aluminum heads for $1410, or pay what they want, a little less than $1200 for the cheapest junk you can put into a head, like Indy Cylinder Heads does.

Sometimes its not worth it to save a few bucks. Im with the rest of ya, buy them bare and put Good stuff in them. The valves I have priced on here would be the bare minimum. A really good set will go for 2x that much.