Of course, $1,600 is too much. Better to pay $2,400 for a SCAR, or $1,800 for an ACR, right?
If a buyer wants the latest greatest and it doesn't look like what everyone else on the block has, then expect a premium.
Or buy/build another AR for $800 like all the rest of us who can afford that. Really, tho, complaining you can't afford an exotic import battle rifle because it's too expensive is like complaining you can afford a Mercedes or BMW. If everyone could, then it would be considered passe, common as dirt.
You want a genuine Rolex for 19.99?
Be careful what you ask for. In the game of image building, you pay to keep others out, and that is what makes you look different. Otherwise you're another guy in Walmart Wranglers.