I am not sure some stamped tin and a few circuit boards are worth $1000.
IMHO this is just a $150 Rosewill RSV-R4200U with backplanes, so maybe $300 max.
I would MAYBE think about this if it came fully function certified system for $1000 that I could just drop drives into, but even then that is out of the typical homelab price point and entering the SHO market.
100g in the mountains? Where is this mythical place?