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Tesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the first year::Tesla may agree to buy the truck back at the original price minus "$0.25/mile driven" and any damages and repairs.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kinda curious why the company doesn't raise their prices to fit demand then, since clearly, demand exists that allows those products to be sold for more (else the scalpers couldn't profit). Not saying they should charge more, I'm just curious why an entirely profit-driven entity like a company wouldn't charge as much for something as demand would allow for, it seems out of character?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Part of it is allowing the dealers to profit. If they price too high, there's no wiggle room and incentive for the dealers to order the car.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tesla has no dealers. They sell directly, which is why they cannot sell vehicles in some states. Some states require vehicles to be sold through dealers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, yeah, I know, I was talking about the GM cars.