Sure, I completely understand the shortages. However, very few other consumer products in America are sold like that. Sony famously could not keep up with deman

Sure, I completely understand the shortages. However, very few other consumer products in America are sold like that. Sony famously could not keep up with demand for their PS5, but they didn't start selling them at $1000/piece even though they could have. Maybe it has something to do with the middle-man arrangement of dealerships, but that is really inconsequential to me as a consumer when something is labeled as an official Toyota dealership. Particularly galling was the fact that their website advertised a RAV4 prime for $45k, and when I emailed to buy it, I was told "That one is gone. But we have an exactly similar one that we can offer to you for a $15k fee". It felt like a scummy bait and switch, and I ended up getting my Model Y for less than I would have paid for that rav4.