"Here's $500 for your standard"
"Here's $400 off a $2k item we have $600 into."
"We offer you this used standard for $2k"
Truth is it used to be easy to get 20-50% off almost anything that wasn't pro studio equipment. Then GC became a retirement account for investors.
I've been getting an uptick in desperate sales people contacting me over the last few months. I would be surprised if they don't declare bankruptcy soon.