Takahashi's, why are they on sale?

Why are they being discounted so much, especially when you consider Tele Vue, AP, TMB, etc. haven't lowered their prices? And it seems these Tak's have been on sale for a long time now.

BTW, the FS-102 seems pretty tempting at the current price. Any opinions on this scope?

They are discounted so you can buy one without breaking the bank.

As a very happy TV-102 owner I can only ask, "What are you waiting for?" If TAKs had been this inexpensive when I made my decision a few years ago, I probably would have bought one instead of the Televue. Would I have been any happier with my scope? Not possible. But I probably would have been just as happy, and with less expense.

Pay attention to Corrieri. He's been trying to convince himself to get rid of his Takahashi, and he can't do it.

Steve

Aren't there new models in the works to replace the 2-element objectives with 3? The TOA-130 being the first.
Perhaps they're simply getting rid of the old ones.