Ouch......................I guess the markets changed. Still see them every once in a while in the $600 to $700 in well cared for condition (e.g., 85% or better but no collectors gimmicks like a box) but getting harder and harder everyday.
Glad I bought the "Saddle Ring" twins when I did!
I'd be a buyer at about 600 or so. 16" barrel and a saddle ring. just about the perfect rig i'd think.
16-inch 94AE with a saddle ring would be sweet. Rossi 16-inch 1892s are plentiful at good prices.
For Winchester Model 94s, as you said, most are pricey ...
20-inch ... $900 ...
http://www.armslist.com/posts/3830240/peoria-illinois-rifles-for-sale--winchester-94-357-mag
20-inch ... $725 (no pics - putatively very good condition) ...
http://www.armslist.com/posts/3854506/raleigh-north-carolina-rifles-for-sale--winchester-94ae-357
... and 16-inch Winchester levers in 357 are very rare currently.