Tesla's Cybertruck has been gaining a significant amount of attention thanks to its performance on the resale market, prompting some to sell their polygon-shaped vehicles at a significantly higher retail price than the manufacturer's suggested one.
Although Tesla has written a “no resale clause” into the Cybertruck's sales contract to prevent potential resales and the practice of “flipping,” some owners have defied orders from the Elon Musk-led automaker and put their cars up for sale. the sale. , or sold their cars through third parties such as John Clay Wolfe.
However, one owner claims to have been a victim of Tesla's “no resale clause” and is airing his complaints online.
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A netizen named Dennis, who goes by the name malinecentral on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, claims that they have been on the receiving end of Tesla's enforcement of the law.
In Dennis's publication, which is titled, “Be careful when selling your Cybertruck! Tesla found sale ads, canceled my other reservations, and I may be blacklisted.” The user said he wanted to “test” the resale market after receiving his new Cybertruck.
After listing the vehicle “literally everywhere” on several online car listing sites like AutoTrader and CarGurus, the Tesla Loss and Prevention team contacted them via email to inform them that their two other reservations had been canceled and refunded. Cybertruck, in addition to prohibiting their access. reserving another Cybertruck.
“Going forward, any future orders you place will be canceled without a refund of the $100 reservation or $250 order fee, as you have been provided with official notification regarding this matter,” the message reads. Tesla in a screenshot of the email shared by Dennis.
In their posts and responses in the thread, malinecentral or Dennis defended that they did not sell the truck and did nothing wrong.
“I haven't even sold it yet. I just listed it,” Dennis wrote in the thread. “(Tesla) Loss and Prevention flagged me and the store leader reached out to let me know they canceled my other reservations.”
“I think they got me on CarGurus, but who knows. Yes, the VIN was listed. I listed it at a ridiculous number because I thought it was funny. $242,069 (laughing emoji),” they wrote in a later response.
Tesla's words when contacting Dennis also suggested that they could be “blacklisted” by the company, banning them from any future purchases of Tesla vehicles.
“Depending on the wording, I may be blacklisted. It's not clear to me if that's just for a new CT (Cybertruck) or any Tesla.” And he added: “They said I was welcome to the service. I have 2 other Teslas.”
The actual “non-resale clause” built into the Tesla Cybertrucks sales contracts reads that Tesla “may also refuse to sell you any future vehicles” should the owners “breach this provision, or Tesla has a reasonable belief that you are about to violate this provision,” meaning that the automaker has the right to reject future vehicles if a transaction involving the resale of a Cybertruck has taken place, or if it has a belief reasonable assumption that an owner is about to enter into a transaction involving the resale of a Cybertruck.
Not everyone shares the sympathy:
Despite the complaints expressed by user malinecentral, other users quickly responded with their own opinions on the matter in the replies.
Forum user mark555055c said who “really applaud Tesla” for fulfilling their clause, noting that “people have been waiting 4 years for this vehicle, hell, some have died while waiting.”
“If Tesla were to let these things slide, I could easily see 50% of the first 1-2 years of production being subject to change,” said user mark555055c.
Another user with the name of CyberTW joked“I guess I just uploaded two numbers…”, while the user Jerhenderson was more direct with his feelings..
“You deserve it for violating your purchase agreement,” the user responded. “I have no sympathy if that's what you're looking for by posting here.”
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User ÆCIII, questioned the original user's motive for posting the “warning” and asked:
“Don't you think that if people can read on these forums, they can also read and understand a Pre-Order Agreement? Why would you think that Tesla is not genuine on the terms set out in the Pre-Order Agreement, while at the same time Is it the time when Tesla makes truly amazing products that require a waiting list before we can accept such pre-order deals in the first place?
Additionally, ÆCIII posted a screenshot in their response, highlighting a section in the Terms and Conditions of Tesla's Cybertruck Motor Vehicle Reservation Agreement called “No Resellers; Discontinuation, Cancellation,” which reads:
“Tesla and its subsidiaries sell automobiles directly to end consumers, and we may unilaterally cancel any order that we believe has been placed with a view to reselling the Vehicle or has been placed in bad faith.”
TheStreet has contacted Tesla for additional comment.
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