I think it really is because their computers are down.
In a brilliant moment, I thought to call up the local OD B&M to see what time they close. 10PM!!!! It was only 9:43PM but in that time I was able to hit 2 stores. The first one didn't have anything AND they couldn't even check their own computers to see if they had any since they do in fact go down Fridays.
9:53, I haul out of there, hit the freeway, make it to the Oxnard CA OD at 9:59, step in and say "GOT ANY GPS'S?"
One of the guys says, "yeah, one yellow one, that's it".
SOLD!! I got their last unopened Garmin GPS of any kind (other than the beat up displays missing parts)
At both stores there were printed labels saying "Discontinued, $99 on the GPS III, $69.99 on the ETREK and I think $99.99 on this other model. So it has been this price for enough time for them to print out labels and retag them.
I'll bet tomorrow when their computers are up the prices will again be discounted but everything will be out of stock.
SCORE!