Well, they still want to make as much as a profit as possible on their laptops that Apple just obsoleted, so they'll try to charge as much as they can. If you want the "true" prices, look on the Apple website.
Apple has now substantially reduced the prices on their Core Duo MacBook Pros (refurbs) http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...JOf3N37cUb9ZHMQO0J9S/1.0.0.23.1.0.8.7.1.0.1.1
Their top-of-the-line 15" Intel Core Duo MacBook Pro 2.16GHz refurb is now selling for $1599, which is $900 less than its list price as new.....not too shabby!
The latest prices for their other MacBook Pro refurbs, while not reduced in price as greatly as the abovementioned one, are still pretty good.