Tesla raffle struggles to sell tickets due to Elon Musk's actions

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The organizer of an annual charity raffle to win a Tesla says he's struggling to sell tickets this year because of Elon Musk's antics

One of the first ever Tesla raffles had to find an alternative prize because so many past entrants were too upset with Elon Musk to buy another ticket this year, its organizer told Insider.a luxury electric-vehicle for a $250 ticket.in all 50 states, although the raffle director, Peter Kirby, told Insider:"We tend to sell more tickets to people who are Tesla enthusiasts who happen to support the climate.

Kirby said that last year Climate XChange sold-out all 5,000 tickets, but at the time Insider spoke to Kirby in mid-January, this year's raffle had only sold 1,742 tickets. That's just over a third of its fixed-capacity, with the draw coming up on February 24.

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To top it all its shameful the way Billionaire ElonMusk and Tesla manipulated pricing for a millionaire car for Govt Handouts. Tesla + elonmusk = WelfareQueens

This is not business news. This is an editorial that shouldn’t even be mentioned

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Musk is throwing in a complete set of Donald Trump trading cards. That should help.

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So the organizer who owns 2 teslas became anti Elon and wants a rivian instead.. now he claims it’s tesla/Elons fault he can’t sell tickets to his fundraiser… Business insider really putting in the work for good stories 😂🤣

I’m sure the bad economic data and looming recession had nothing to do with it. Insider Business = far left publication.

Oh this is we’re I unfollow insider business.😂

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What antics? Outcompeting the auto and aerospace industries without paying a dollar to media like yours for ads? Or taking Twitter away from Dems censorship? Or competing now directly with media like yours?

It's possible, but also probably consumers are tightening their belts as they are feeling the pinch and charitable giving is lumped in with discretionary items

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