Tesla's Limited-Edition Surfboards Now Selling For $6,450 (mercurynews.com)

An anonymous reader quotes the Mercury News: Tesla's sleek, $1,500 carbon fiber surfboard sold out in a day, and it's not surprising: The company, in collaboration with a Southern California board maker, said it was producing a limited edition of 200, and Tesla has many die-hard fans. The board "features a mix of the same high-quality matte and gloss finishes used on all our cars," Tesla said in promotional material for the product. "The deck is reinforced with light-weight 'Black Dart' carbon fiber, inspired by the interiors in our cars...."

Now, less than a week after orders were submitted, 21 of the boards -- sized to fit in the Palo Alto electric car maker's Model 3 and Model S sedans, and the Model X SUV -- are up for sale on eBay. Asking prices are steep, as high as $6,450, with most sellers wanting $3,000 to $4,000.

Comments

This board looks like a garbage surfboard

[Anonymous Coward]

Fashion statement, sure. Expensive show off thing, sure. Surfboard? Nah.

I surf and there are a couple rains carbon fiber boards aren't a thing, and is not cost. Pros don't use carbon boards. Pros who's entire livelihood is dependent on surfing don't use carbon boards. Here's why:
Some parts of a board need to be stiff, others need to be flexible. This Tesla board claims to have a special kind of carbon, but that's not the point, the best fiberglass boards use different weaves of fiberglass, nowadays generally with some carbon weave in strategic spots.
Also, carbon is brittle and hard. When a fiberglass board hits a rock/head/leg/the ground/your car if can dent. Carbon fiber tends to have no dent, just a shatter.
Finally, the "no dent" in that last sentence might sound good, it's strong! Remember though that "head" and "leg" are the two things the board hits most in the water when bring tossed by a big wave. Or even a little wave!
This board has bad design from the get go. The marketing speaks of "special features" like narrow rails and a full nose, which are not special at all. The boards size had been determined by the car instead of the rider, and the materials are gimmicky instead of useful.