If I find happenings like that in a store and I am really interested in the item, I will first suggest to the dealer that the item might have the incorrect price on it.
Depending on the response there may be some negotiating on the price or I will just say not interested.
The name of the game in retail is TURNOVER. It's not to keep the same inventory year after year. That is how one makes money. You have to wonder how a dealer stays in business if their investment just sits on a shelf.
Fred