Tom, where did the "$530" price come from? Crosman forum or ...?
Well, everyone can relax on one score. They have tweeted: "MAV77 has a lot of upgrades and we'll be doing a video review shortly. Look for retail price around $350".
An upgraded B40 with scope for $350 retail (likely $299 street price) should be a good deal for Crosman (if they have the quality under control). I do have to wonder though, it sure seems that the outrage on the boards including GTA (which is respected by Crosman) may have had something to do with the revised pricing so quickly.
But we did not want another B-40 clone/TX-200 clone...