Now, Elon Musk is selling Tesla-branded 'short shorts'

Last week, Tesla reported better-than-expected deliveries for Q2 2020 which pushed its share price by 8% to close at a record high of $1,208.66.

Soon after that, Musk joked about selling 'short shorts' in an apparent dig at investors short-selling Tesla stocks in advance, with the hope of buying it back and making a profit when the price falls - which did not happen.

What appeared as a dig in the first place has now turned out to be true, as Tesla has actually listed 'short shorts' on its shopping website where it generally sells Tesla's accessories and apparel.

After Musk tweeted the link of the shorts to his 36 million followers, the internet went crazy for them, so much so that the Tesla's website broke down!

The shorts have been listed on the website at a price of $69.420, which looks like a reference to $420 share price he had offered shareholders to take the company private, back in 2018.

That price, although now looking ridiculous, prompted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to sue Musk for exaggerating the fact that Tesla had secured funding to go private.

That said, it must be noted that this is not the first time Musk is selling overly-priced weird stuff through his companies' stores.

Previously, he had launched a Boring Company flamethrower priced at $500.

Then, just a few weeks ago, after the historic Crew Dragon's launch to ISS, SpaceX began selling a glittery dinosaur toy for $25.