I think those reports were mostly “urban legend”.
I know the manager at my Lowe’s and he likes to get rid of dead stock, has no prob. 50%ing discontinued stuff either.
Did he do that on the PC routers ? Nope. Haven’t had any since around March.
That’s a small sample size, but I know neither rockler or woodcraft was discounting their stuff , nor was my local ace that had one. HDepot hasn’t had stock in ATL for a while either. None of the big internet houses were showing discounts that I saw , nor did any have inventory before or after the word got out. I haven’t checked in a montH though.
Bruce - what most guys want, and reality are usually two different things entirely. On the other hand I’ve seen sellers that think their stuff is some kind of prize worthy collectible and the wear and sawdust make it all the more valuable. You know the ones , they have their not rare or high quality gear priced more than it cost new decades earlier.