Amazon finally has an official listing for Sprint 16GB (contract and off-contract price).
$499.99 is the price off-contract.
http://www.amazon.com/Google-Nexus-5-Black-Sprint/dp/B00GCLZJ1G?tag=androidcentralb-20&m1k=d_ac
and before anyone asks:
There is NO LOCKED NEXUS 5 The Sprint one is EXACTLY the same as the play store version Amazon only sells the 16gb black