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Kind of buries the lede that the cheapest one found for sale is priced higher than the retail price despite being driven. Not really clear what that suggests.

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Many cars like the cybertruck are limited by the production capacity of the company. If you order one now, you’ll probably get it in a few months or even a few years. A used cybertruck is available right now, so people are willing to pay more for it. It is a pretty common phenomenon in cars. Used Corvettes in canada frequently sell for more than new. Same for other products like a Rolex watch.

>Not really clear what that suggests.

It suggests the owners are idiots, or being as charitable as I can, they are hoping to sell to idiots.

Because who else but an idiot would buy a used car for more than they can buy it retail?

Priced for != sold for. How much have they actually been selling for?

Without selling, their value is $0.

It’s not available at retail today. If you order today it will be delivered in 2025.

> Because who else but an idiot would buy a used car for more than they can buy it retail?

Isn't the wait time to get one pretty significant? I doubt the people buying trucks at these prices are overly concerned with deal-hunting.

I didn't know about a waiting time.

>I doubt the people buying trucks at these prices are overly concerned with deal-hunting.

That all rests on the question of what they are actually selling for.

Yeah, I thought it was a luxury item either people with too much money buy to be hip, or people with not enough money go into debt for to make it look like they have too much money. It appears those are the only two types of people buying them. I gotta admit it is pretty exciting to such an all-around awful object rocket to popularity, even if it is a niche market everyone is talking about it.

There are at least a few idiots buying them to rent out to bigger idiots for $400+/day on Turo.

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