what $$ is a complete 8 3/4 worth?

I looked for one for a long time and gave up trying to find an 8&3/4 posi at a reasonable price. I opted to narrow a truck Dana 60 instead and install new Moser axles. My cost for narrowing the Dana 60 with 4.10 Spicer posi unit and disc brakes was about $1300. Most drum brake 8&3/4s (usually 3.23s) I'd seen were priced between $1200 and $1500. I think a price between $500 and $800 would have been something I'd have quickly bitten on.