Let me correct this. The GM of the dealership was on CNBC. He actually received the payment in U.S. dollars, and had no need to directly handle the bitcoins.
Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2013, at 7:52 AM, Mark Abramowitz <[email protected]> wrote: > Even if Bitcoin=Ponzi, I think you're incorrect. The "acceptor" can > immediately get cash, and he will know exactly how much. > > Whoever had it originally is the one who is the speculator/risk > taker/investor/trader, and was subject to any wild fluctuations in value. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 9, 2013, at 4:39 AM, "[email protected]," <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Bitcoin = Ponzi, even if you can buy a Tesla, an EV. To answer your >> question, who's the sucker? The acceptor of "wildly fluctuating" in value >> currency >> (See examples of out of control inflation) >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: David Chapman <[email protected]> >> Date:12/08/2013 10:42 PM (GMT-05:00) >> To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [EVDL] Used Tesla-S bought using Bitcoin from a Lamborghini >> dealership >> >> So who is the sucker? The fellow that spent his bitcoins (that he may have >> mined or traded for profitably) or the lambo dealership that took them and >> most likely immediately cash converted them and got a shitload of free or >> cheap publicity? I agree that Bitcoin is not for everyone and is rather >> volatile but... I remember back when I was one of the very early adopters of >> some flakey new internet money service - IIRC it was called "Pay Pal" and >> thinking "this is awful weird so I won't risk much" and now the guy I helped >> make it work builds high end electric cars. Dach. >> >> >> "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are" - Theodore Roosevelt >> >> >> >> On Sunday, December 8, 2013 4:01 AM, "[email protected]," >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Bitcoin "there's a sucker born every minute" >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: brucedp5 <[email protected]> >> Date:12/06/2013 10:52 AM (GMT-05:00) >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Used Tesla-S bought using Bitcoin from a Lamborghini >> dealership >> >> >> >> http://www.bayoubuzz.com/top-stories/item/562053-electric-sale-someone-used-bitcoins-to-buy-a-tesla >> Electric sale: Someone used bitcoins to buy a Tesla >> by Mike Blake / Reuters 05 December 2013 >> >> [image >> http://www.bayoubuzz.com/media/k2/items/cache/3ee9b427bad998cf326e61a48296b9d0_L.jpg >> ] >> >> A customer bought a Tesla Model S electric car like this one using Bitcoin. >> >> Add a brand new Tesla Model S to the growing list of items you can buy with >> bitcoins. >> >> An auto dealership in Newport Beach, Calif., revealed Wednesday that it sold >> its first vehicle with the virtual currency as legal tender. >> >> “Bitcoin, a fully encrypted and fully digital currency, has been used by a >> recent client of ours to pay for a Tesla Model S Performance we had in our >> inventory. That's right, an electronic > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
