Generally when things are selling for 40% of their original retail price, it's a closeout. Maybe they didn't call it a closeout, but the signs were there.
at 2k it’s still a heck of a good clip on from my limited use and doubles as a solid scanner. Also you are definitely correct on it being a close out. I confirmed it with euro today.
Main line Delta, or CRJ Regional? Big difference in experience in the cockpit. I agree a 30 kt crosswind with a wing that low is no joke and this probably happens more than you would guess. I use to fly DC8’s and it didn’t take much to hit an inboard engine on the ground in a strong gusty crosswind; you had to really stay on top of it. It never happened to me, but it probably happened once a year at that company. The real question is, what kind of wing spar and integrity inspection happens after such an event?