When Tesla sent out that text message blast 5 days before the end of September 2018, saying that my car was matched and could I take immediate home delivery, I immediately texted back "YES"!!! Then I drove to my credit union and began a car loan application. Unfortunately, because the theoretical match could be delivered any time between Wednesday and Sunday, and I didn't have an actual VIN, the CU told me that I could finance after I got the car.
Of course that meant having enough cash, since my IDA said they wouldn't take a personal check. So, I rashly decided to sell $50k of stock, and then make a transfer to Tesla if necessary. A day later, after checking TMC, I realized that thousands of people got the same text blast, and the reality was I was not going to get a fictitious match. So, I had $50k to reinvest in the market.
Funny thing was Elon had just gotten sued by the SEC. Tesla shares went down, down, down on Friday, and in the last 10 secs before market close, I bought 200 shares with my $50k, at $265. I figured Elon would talk to his lawyers and settle over the weekend and the stock would rebound on Monday. Bingo! Elon settled on Saturday. Monday, I put an order to sell at the open, $315. Wow! I owned the shares for less than a minute and made a quick $10k! Thanks, Elon! You're the best.