{"id":924,"date":"2020-11-06T09:32:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T09:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1326951"},"modified":"2020-11-06T09:32:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T09:32:09","slug":"teslas-sold-out-tequila-is-being-scalped-on-ebay-for-twice-its-retail-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=924","title":{"rendered":"Tesla\u2019s sold-out tequila is being scalped on eBay for twice its retail price"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What began \u2014 and probably should have stayed \u2014 as an April Fool\u2019s gag<\/a>, has become a reality. Tesla has made a small batch tequila. Why? Because it can.<\/p>\n

For some unknown reason, Musk and pals thought it would be a good idea to gather a bunch of sustainably sourced highland and lowland agaves, cook them, ferment them, and distill them down into an alcoholic beverage that\u2019s the drink of choice for frat boys across the land.<\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>Tesla Tequila went on sale last night and is already sold out. I bet you\u2019re really sad about that, huh?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the Tesla store, the tequila has been aged for 15 months in French oak barrels, ooh mais oui. As can be seen above, the tequila is encased in what is \u2014 I\u2019ll admit \u2014 a rather striking bottle. Oh, and it\u2019ll set you back more than $250 a bottle (if it weren\u2019t already sold out).<\/p>\n

The spirit is made by Nostros Tequila, a California-based tequila maker. Looking at Nostros\u2019 website, it makes a very similar tequila<\/a> that costs just $45 a bottle, the only difference being that it\u2019s aged for 11 months, rather than 15.<\/p>\n

[Read: 4 ridiculously easy ways you can be more eco-friendly<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

While some will<\/em> probably drink this, given how this product was once wrapped up in the mind of that comic genius Elon Musk, others will no doubt see it as more of a collectors item. Or perhaps they snapped it up just to sell it on.<\/p>\n

The tequila only went on sale about seven hours ago, and has already sold out. Many that claim to have secured an order have already listed it on eBay. It seems most of them are only selling the bottle too, not even the booze that\u2019s inside it.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s more, bids are coming in, and at the time of writing bidding is now at $509 \u2014 that\u2019s more than twice the tequila\u2019s retail price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\"booze,
<\/i><\/a>Some enterprising individuals are selling their bottles of booze on eBay already. Bear in mind that deliveries aren\u2019t supposed to happen until later this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In another case, a scalper is trying to sell the booze for nearly four times its retail price.<\/p>\n

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The resell prices on the Tesla Tequila are crazy! People are literally drinking the Tequila and selling the bottle and stand for 550 each. pic.twitter.com\/Ed8kkmKML2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Casgains Academy (@casgains) November 6, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Well, it is 2020, so nothing has to make sense anymore. I guess we\u2019ll just file this one with flamethrowers and fart machines: the list of things Elon Musk has given us that we really didn\u2019t need.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s hope Musk puts the proceeds of this stunt towards paying that $14 million fine it got for not properly recycling<\/a> batteries in Germany.<\/p>\n

Never mix drinking alcohol with driving.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Published November 6, 2020 \u2014 09:32 UTC <\/p>\n

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