Ford should learn from Tesla about multiple reservation holders (person blacklisted)

[tourproto]

This would have been a good thing for Ford to do in order to discourage flippers. I am all in favor or this policy to penalize people gaming the system.

It doesn’t matter for Ford now that the supply and demand are back in balance, but would have been a good thing to do in 2021 and 2022.

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[tourproto]

FYI, I have no issue with people who want to have multiple Broncos in their stable. But certain folks that bragged about flipping their Broncos for $10k more than they paid, AND they have another Bronco on the way is just BS.

I don’t think Tesla can or should sue flippers, but banning them from future orders is a good thing IMHO.

 

[MileHighCitizen]

Everybody wants to be a capitalist until it's time to do capitalist shit.

This is the free-market...love it or leave it.

 

[PrepVet]

Everybody wants to be a capitalist until it's time to do capitalist shit.

This is the free-market...love it or leave it.

Best answer you could get.

 

[Glade Runner]

I don’t think Tesla can or should sue flippers, but banning them from future orders is a good thing IMHO.

I think it’s retarded.

 

[tourproto]

Everybody wants to be a capitalist until it's time to do capitalist shit.

This is the free-market...love it or leave it.

I am not denying the right of someone to sell something they own. Go for it.

But in the case of Tesla, I also applaud them cancelling all future reservations for identified flippers and blackballing them from buying other Tesla vehicles.

there is capitalism, and then there is Ticketmaster capitalism. There is a line, not very clearly demarked at times, but some people just cross it and to hell with anyone else.

at some level I do applaud their ability to extract a vigg from the system, but also glad when a company figures out a way to shut them down.

 

[tourproto]

I think it’s retarded.

everyone is entitled to their opinion. I like it. Others probably don’t. And that’s OK.

 

[ChrisB351]

Porsche has a new policy for 911 buyers. They have to lease for 1yr then they can purchase out right.

 

[tourproto]

Porsche has a new policy for 911 buyers. They have to lease for 1yr then they can purchase out right.

I remember Ferrari or Lamborghini did that too a few years ago to stop the flipping.

my wife works in an industry that has very desirable products with very limited production, and the lies and games that “customers” do to get those products is next-level ingenious.

But they don’t realize what the manufacturer knows and the retailer knows about the buyer in the internet age. The difference is they don’t directly blackball the customer to their face. They just get redlined and they never know it.

some still get away with it but the number drops every day. Some people just go to the aftermarket and pay the equivalent of ADM. But the supply from the sleazebags is slowly drying up.

there will always be people who legitimately sell for various reasons and there will always be profit to be made like with fine art, but the ability to profit from the source and flipping is slowly going away.

 

[lapazleo]

Didn't Ford do something similar with the GT40?

 

[lapazleo]

Everybody wants to be a capitalist until it's time to do capitalist shit.

This is the free-market...love it or leave it.

Capitalism and free markets without rules or it least guidelines is just chaos.

 

[604Bronco]

Whether you love him or hate him is besides the point, but I was watching a video by Doug Demuro over the weekend which spoke to this.



They could also just "brick" the vehicle and render it useless if they wanted to. That'll deter buyers really quickly.

If you own it, you can do what you want with it IMO. Is it kind of a slimy thing to do to flip it right away? Yes. But that's the world we live in unfortunately.

 

[tourproto]

Whether you love him or hate him is besides the point, but I was watching a video by Doug Demuro over the weekend which spoke to this.



They could also just "brick" the vehicle and render it useless if they wanted to. That'll deter buyers really quickly.

If you own it, you can do what you want with it IMO. Is it kind of a slimy thing to do to flip it right away? Yes. But that's the world we live in unfortunately.

I agree, You can sell whatever you want. I just like that automakers (in this case Tesla) is using their data to limit that to one time. Then you’re out!

 

[j_marinelli]

The other factor to look at is Tesla sells to customer's direct (IE they are their own dealer). Ford technically sells to dealerships who then turn around and sell to the end user. By having that extra layer, it can make it hard to compare them as the same.

Yes we are buying a Ford product but for any service work, warranty work, recall work, it has to go through a Ford dealer.

 

[tourproto]

The other factor to look at is Tesla sells to customer's direct (IE they are their own dealer). Ford technically sells to dealerships who then turn around and sell to the end user. By having that extra layer, it can make it hard to compare them as the same.

that is a fair point. But there is a warranty that should be to an identifiable individual. Ford corporate finds me for a recall notice. But still another layer to traverse that Tesla does not have to deal with.

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