Vash,
sub 1k would be one heck of a buy. if you get it and you're in a free state, buy as many 20 round 1960's mags as you can! they run great. my pc 10 rounders fail to feed more than I care to say. but all of the 20 rounders that I've owned prior to the ban run fine.
Snipe, M1A's are over priced? a little bit....but less than HK's.
The real steal right now, and they've gone up lately is M1 Garands from the CMP
$595 gets you a real M1 garand that was gently loved by our forces.
M1 Garand Sales