The v2 gimbal does look to be made cheaper then v1, some people I know have had both versions and they all seem to say the v2 seems cheaper. To me possibly cutting costs to cover replacements of a large percentage of those sold. So really they should drop the price of the gimbal to be more competitive with others and as the quality really doesnt justify the premium pricing it seems. Also the hero4 is just around the corner and likely this will be a different form factor which I suspect the gimbal wont work with unless modified.
I really wanted to buy a DJI gimbal as the images are great when it works but just seems too whimpy and under engineered to me. If made specifically for a hero3 and DJI phantom or other DJI quads it should have no issues with any load this can put on the gimbal. Also not being able to add lens protectors or filters to the camera with the DJI really turned me off it at first then the relatively easy shutdown under load and high failure rate has made me completely stay away.
I would gladly pay the original retail price for it if the gimbal was actually a premium product but to me it looks too weak and unreliable.