Chevy Cobalt ~ buy it now ~ $14,580

http://chevy.ebay.com/

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EBay, GM expected to start trial program to sell new cars through online marketplace

GM CEO Fritz Henderson said in July that the company was working on an experiment that would let eBay users in California bid on vehicles or buy them at a fixed price. Dealers were to distribute the cars. At the time, no deal had been completed, though.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/EBay-GM-set-to-start-apf-84820375.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=4&asset=&ccode=

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The amount of media attention they will garner would be in the millions of $$$.

And instead of selling the first cars at say $45,000 to people who got connections. It’d be on the free market and many would sell for over a $100,000. It could make the first 100 or so cars, which would be unprofitable in normal sales, profitable.

If I were GM I would do it this way. I would serialize each car. The first 100 commercially sold Volts. Each would have a #xx designation.

GM can’t sell direct… so have a contest with their dealerships. Two dealers from each state would get 2 cars to sell. 2×50 = 100.

NPNS!