You have a point, but the price would have to be really low for me to justify purchase. The mini 2 will soon begin being left behind as developers drop support for older devices. And, I wonder how many more iOS updates it will receive. It is a capable tablet, but time in this arena passes quickly.
Jeez! And the 32GB Air 2 is still at that price but only gold in stock. I couldn't pass on that if I didn't already have an iPad Air 2. If they had silver, I'd be tempted to sell my 16GB and get a 32GB.