but at the end of they day they might not be "worth" that in your eyes but people will still buy them at that price and use them. 1500 for an engine is better than some of the prices i've seen them sell for.
All depends if someone wants something they can drop in and use straight away or if someone wants it for a spare to refresh or rebuild. Judging by most of the threads on here at that price it would sell easily even as spares.