Comment on Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars

lovesickoyster@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• themurphy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ofc it wouldn’t. It very illegal, but Tesla knows this. They’re using it as a threat to control what the buyers should do.

  And also, you have rights in the EU. You can’t sue people as a multi mega corp for nothing.

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  • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can’t sue people for nothing in the US either. They have a few laws.

    It’s all bark and no bite, if anyone actually tried it they wouldn’t be able to do anything. As long as the price is paid off Tesla don’t own the vehicle so they have no rights over it.

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    • mriguy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Getting to the point where you get it kicked out of court will still cost you enough to ruin you financially though. So it’s a great deterrent.

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    • wmassingham@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So yeah, you can sue for anything. But even if you know you’d never win the lawsuit, you can tie the other person up in court and waste their time and money.

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      • singron@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If you sue for too little, the case will get summary judgement, but that doesn’t really seem like a risk in this case unless there is a specific law that makes this clause unenforceable.

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• t0fr@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s legal if it’s in the sales contract. Usually there is a timeframe.

  You should look into Ferrari and their rules. They are even crazier than Tesla for things like this.

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  • lovesickoyster@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • macrocephalic@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Your country put regulations about contract law in their constitution?

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    • poopkins@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Funny, I just watched HumancentiPad yesterday.

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    • charonn0@startrek.website ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      As long as the thing you promise to do (or refrain from doing) was something that you would otherwise have the legal right to do, it can be an enforceable contract term.

      In this case, the buyer promises to refrain from selling their car in the first year–something they otherwise would have a legal right to do.

      A contract for murder, on the other hand, would not be enforceable because there is no legal right to commit murder in the first place.

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• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Is there a time clause? If so, preventing resale within a month or two could help more minimize scalping.

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  • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, that’s exactly their goal, except I believe it was one year

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