In that article it stated the Type 81 sells for $175 a piece and does not sell too well with militaries globally as the AK pattern and Type 56 are much cheaper to produce.
With that said, I'm really hoping there isn't going to be a major markup somewhere down the line. If we can get these in here, I would hope they are no more than $7-800, factoring costs for modification to semi-auto, shipping, any paperwork, and a more than fair profit margin.
Then again, I'm not an arms dealer. I know I won't fork out a grand for this thing though.