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minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down4·3 months agoWell they could have gone the Tesla route and said you can’t resell it at all. Still a dick move but it could be worse.
minus-squareHailSeitan@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·3 months agoTesla allows resale I thought, you just forfeit all your DLC, killing the resale value
minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·3 months agoCybercuck is not allowed to be resold during the first year.
minus-squareHailSeitan@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·3 months agoOh wow, they sue you for $50k if you try. What confidence in their product.
minus-squareKnightontheSun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoIt’s an empty threat. Many of them are being resold on the secondary market and the value is dropping.
minus-squaredon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoWhile I’ve seen some say that it’s a mechanism to stop scalpers from buying up the things and reselling at a huge margin, I’ve also seen what Tesla’s owner is capable of doing.
minus-squareKnightontheSun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoSpeaking of owner’s and their capabilities; Whistling Diesel is not my favorite guy, but he did a number on the Cybertruck.
Well they could have gone the Tesla route and said you can’t resell it at all. Still a dick move but it could be worse.
Tesla allows resale I thought, you just forfeit all your DLC, killing the resale value
Cybercuck is not allowed to be resold during the first year.
Oh wow, they sue you for $50k if you try. What confidence in their product.
It’s an empty threat. Many of them are being resold on the secondary market and the value is dropping.
While I’ve seen some say that it’s a mechanism to stop scalpers from buying up the things and reselling at a huge margin, I’ve also seen what Tesla’s owner is capable of doing.
Speaking of owner’s and their capabilities; Whistling Diesel is not my favorite guy, but he did a number on the Cybertruck.