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Originally Posted by arpad_m

That Roadster was announced in 2017 with availability scheduled for 2019 or early 2020.

The down payment to reserve one is $5k immediately and $45k in 10 days. I don't know how many reservations they got, but they have been sitting on people's $50k deposits for well over three, nearly four years. The company had never posted a profitable quarter until just about now.

Anyone else trying to pull a stunt like this would likely be in jail. Reality distortion field projectors, however, somehow get a break and a horde of fanatical supporters for basically any move.

This is not to say Elon Musk isn't a gifted visionary and hasn't achieved anything, that'd be far from the truth (that is never black or white), but come on. I'll check out the Roadster once it actually exists.

Fun fact… If those early reserves had bought Tesla stock instead, their $50k would be worth about $525k based on this morning’s opening price. They basically could’ve gotten their Roadster for free.