That isn’t a smart buisness decision. I would rather believe that the true cost of V5 brain is less than $169 and an ethical choice would be to sell it, like, for no more than 20% markup, plus s&h. Not a 50% markup for a product that is notorious for burned motor ports, that for many teams becomes unusable around the time when the warranty runs out!
Identical hardware, different firmware (and obviously different graphics around the smartports)
They are not intended to be used on a robot.
Imagine buying a $169 kit. Then swapping out the power board to an old V5 brain with a bunch of burned ports.