You can find used complete Rivendells for less than $1500. In 2011 I bought a 700cc All-Rounder that had been built up as a commuter but had almost no miles on it. It was handmade in December 1998. It had a couple of paint chips on the right chainstay but that was it.
Hmmm ... your initials are GP. You found a great deal on a used Rivendell. Your name wouldn't be Grant Peterson, would it?