There could be alot of "Battle Tested" Scarlets for sale at reduced pricing in the near future. Once the Dragon Sensor Trade-in/Upgrade Program gets in full swing, how long before Battle Tested Scarlets become available? This could put alot of pricing pressure on competitor cameras moving forward. The sooner the better.
This Dragon Sensor Upgrade program could put pressure on Scarlet owners too. If they hold their Scarlets and opt out of the upgrade route, then their camera asset could plummet faster in pricing than realized. Battle Tested Scarlets most likely will be priced significantly cheaper when/if available. We've seen this already with Scarlets and the Red MX.
I doubt Red will hold onto returned Scarlets for a long time as technology is shifting quickly. Red knows this. They cleared the older technology Redmx at $4k. Perhaps battle tested Scarlets will be priced at $4k or even $3k. Red seems to be ahead of the game and understands the market very well - product wise, pricing wise and psychology wise.