I agree with you Paul that selling at discounted prices, just for the purpose of selling at discounted prices, is wrong and is not good for the line, but if a store drops the line or for that matter goes out of business, that is a different matter.

I can't fault a business for making prudent decisions in the interest of making money. While Rhodas was IMO wrong for what they were doing, I would guess that most stores discount for more honorable reasons.

While these discounts may effect the secondary market in the short term, long term, I don't feel there would be a substantial decrease in the potential value of a piece due to its sale price. I may be way off on this, but I would need to see more proof of the opposite to change my opinion.

-Todd