Reply to New to DJing & needing help for buying Technics

Quick intro: I'm new to DJing and I'm looking into investing into a Serato setup, that is, a rane SL2 interface, a couple of Technics, and a mixer.

For now I'm looking at the turntables, and been told Technics was the way forward.

Regarding the Technics, I read that the production was ceased. Is this correct??

If yes that means I'll have to buy second hand, which I'm not very happy about since I'd be easily fooled as I don't have much knowledge regarding the gear.