Real Good Number Plates : Vol 4
Discussion
Fun Bus said:
It's like any auction, isn't it. If there are two people in the room and they both want the same plate the price keeps going up until one backs out. And, what may not seem a good plate to you will to someone else be perfect hence them bidding high.
Thought of you today, 444 EEE went for £1,400 plus costs. Thought that was good value.That is good value, part of me wishes I'd taken a punt! Although to be honest, at the moment I'd have bought it to sold on and then regretted doing so.
The Wife has just said: "Why would you want that plate?!" I explained that aesthetically it would look amazing and got a screwed up face and a "Mm, I suppose..."
The Wife has just said: "Why would you want that plate?!" I explained that aesthetically it would look amazing and got a screwed up face and a "Mm, I suppose..."
Fun Bus, my point is that the vast majority of the sort of plates I referred to (I think we can agree they are not 'prime' plates) are sold to "investors" who hoover them up, not to end-users.
In my experience of DVLA auctions hardly any are subject to the sort of bidding wars where two or more bidders are desperate to have the plate to put on one of their own vehicles. It's usually the same old people bidding on all the plates. And when bidding wars do occur the plates could well be heading straight for a stockpile!
444 EEE is the sort of plate I consider very decent, it has inherent value. Dateless, repeating, non-obscure letter, and at £1,400 was a great buy.
Consider, then, that minutes ago, GRE 666X just sold for £1,200.
In my experience of DVLA auctions hardly any are subject to the sort of bidding wars where two or more bidders are desperate to have the plate to put on one of their own vehicles. It's usually the same old people bidding on all the plates. And when bidding wars do occur the plates could well be heading straight for a stockpile!
444 EEE is the sort of plate I consider very decent, it has inherent value. Dateless, repeating, non-obscure letter, and at £1,400 was a great buy.
Consider, then, that minutes ago, GRE 666X just sold for £1,200.
The DVLA auctions have definitely changed though, I'm in the market for a 2x2 plate for the toy, sadly can't afford the plate that I actually want so just a cheap 2x2 would be fine... I thought the auction might be a good place as I recall sensible prices a fair few years ago.
The last 3 auctions however prices have been anything but sensible and I've not even looked at this one.
The last 3 auctions however prices have been anything but sensible and I've not even looked at this one.
swerni said:
recordman said:
swerni said:
Not anymore, they appear to have sold it, it's now on a Jag
Well, it was still on the silver Avensis on May 6 when I saw it at Waitrose, Goldsworth Park. (H1 I'm talking about)It has it on an XJR8
Gov MOT site has it on the Toyota still.
how odd.
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