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Not surprising, they were competing against Uber. So many people listed their cars on FlightCar's monthly parking plan (park long-term for free at their lot ne
by Hydraulix989 10y ago
Not surprising, they were competing against Uber.
So many people listed their cars on FlightCar's monthly parking plan (park long-term for free at their lot near SFO, and occasionally they'll rent your car out) to avoid paying SF parking costs (~$400/month) that they had to force everybody to get their cars out of their "salvage yard."
When I arrived at FlightCar HQ, I saw a lot full of unused cars the day I showed up to pick up my car once and for all. Everyone just abused the system.
It was a pretty sweet deal for a while:
I was profiting off my car while parking it for free for over a year in San Francisco.
- kylec 10y agoHow is that abuse? Having lots of cars to rent out seems like the exact thing they would have wanted.
- Hydraulix989 10y agoMarketplace concepts are hard because you need the supply side and the demand side to be balanced.