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Ars Technica is usually pretty good, but this article fails to explain the logic or motivation behind Tesla's restriction. I've never heard of any such thing at
by labrador 3y ago
Ars Technica is usually pretty good, but this article fails to explain the logic or motivation behind Tesla's restriction. I've never heard of any such thing attached to a purchase of a consumer good and I'm at a loss to understand why.
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- jstarfish 3y agoAnti-scalping was the (speculated?) reason the first time around.
- salawat 3y agoNormalization of contract based elision of Right of First Sale. Since the tech has evolved to basically allow for doing things like keeping one's finger on what happens to something after it changes hands, of course businesses are engaging in lawfare to normalize it's use and snuff out any memory that things were ever different.
- karmakaze 3y agoCommon with Ferrari's: Can't sell in the first year, can't sell without notice.
- aaroninsf 3y agoTesla thinks it's "preventing scalping." I think it's "preventing people stuck with it from dumping it and depressing the cost of new"
- grepfru_it 3y agoMy neighbor bought a Rivian truck cash when it came out. Sat on it for 4 months then turned around and sold it for twice his buying price while it was difficult to acquire. Sat on his hands for 6-8 months then bought another one, which he kept for himself, with the profits. He said he would do the same thing with the Cybertruck in a heartbeat