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why should I care? Hypothetically that would make me rich in a very short time span and I could afford to buy and resell more expensive cars or buy at volume and make better deals.

You would be basically financing my business, at zero interest rate, while I also make a profit on the money you give me.

You do realize that profit is "the excess of returns over expenditure"? it's not given that you are making more money than me (I could easily have an higher markup), but for sure I'm having less problems than you finding customers!

Thank you for doing it.

I got more cars coming, see you on Monday!



> I got more cars coming, see you on Monday!

This is sort of the problem, though, isn't it? There aren't more cars coming on Monday.


Have you run out of money?

your assumption is that by buying everything I got from me and selling at an higher price than me (doesn't mean higher markup) you are pushing me out of business.

Or that you are monopolizing the market buying all the cars, assuming that you can buy the tens of millions of used cars around.

You're also assuming that I am stupid and I'll let you do that, in the name of principles.

The second time I see you coming in to buy a car I'll check who you are, the third time you come you'll be greeted by a "we are not a B2B company, find another supplier".


The point is dealerships have a limited number of cars to sell, and it's unclear when the next ones will come in. If I want a car and the dealership is out, I'm fine paying a premium or financing the car through them or whatever to get priority. That's how the market moves up.


Aside from the last sentence, I agree, and a fun reminder that raising prices is a good way to mitigate against high demand / low supply.

That said, I was expecting to be countered on the inherent riskiness of my position, as I'd forgotten that it is indeed mutually beneficial but for that.




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