Gen III Hemi Prices

Is it just me or does it seem like Gen III Hemi's are still extremely expensive? I just looked at my local CL out of curiosity and all of the 5.7L Hemi's were $1500 minimum. I'd figure after being in production for 15 years in almost every car that Dodge/Ram/Chrysler offered that there would be enough out there to drive the prices down. It seems like you could buy a car with a Hemi in it for that price and scrap the unneeded parts to make the purchase cheaper.