Talk me into buying a private plate
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I've never been one for private plates for various reasons but this certain plate has caught my eye.
It's being sold privately through an agent and currently listed up for £5k so about £6.5k with fees. Having never purchased a plate before, would I be able to knock the price down? Is there a way to determine the true value of a plate, i.e The price where I could sell it tomorrow?
Now I'm not rich so that is a lot money to me but I can't get away from the urge to have it.
Someone convince myself that it's not a waste of money & in fact is a worth while investment
It's being sold privately through an agent and currently listed up for £5k so about £6.5k with fees. Having never purchased a plate before, would I be able to knock the price down? Is there a way to determine the true value of a plate, i.e The price where I could sell it tomorrow?
Now I'm not rich so that is a lot money to me but I can't get away from the urge to have it.
Someone convince myself that it's not a waste of money & in fact is a worth while investment
The plate is my second name basically so would only really appeal to me. If I ever wanted to shift it on I would probably have a hard time.
The only plate I've ever had came on a car and was a B16 'xxx' plate. It was valued apparently at £1500 but didn't even meet reserve on eBay at 400 so just left it on the car.
The only plate I've ever had came on a car and was a B16 'xxx' plate. It was valued apparently at £1500 but didn't even meet reserve on eBay at 400 so just left it on the car.
T5XARV said:
I'm just trying to work out, either you are a cop, and you want to advertise that fact to every car vandal out there or your surname is Cope and you intend to space it COP3S ? Which IMHO could look sad and possibly lead to a fine etc.....
Either way I'd do something else with the cash, like buy a track toy/speedboat/month in the sun......but thats just me.
Don't get me wrong, I have a surname that could easily be spelt on a plate and it has crossed my mind in the past, but I've always suppressed the urge and bought something else instead.
Perhaps you already have all the toys you want and see this as the icing on the cake in which case good luck to you, and crack on.
Maybe you're right. I'm not a cop, purely surname. What got me into the idea is I saw the plate COP 13Y listed in the paper so checked online and it is up for an eye watering 13k!Either way I'd do something else with the cash, like buy a track toy/speedboat/month in the sun......but thats just me.
Don't get me wrong, I have a surname that could easily be spelt on a plate and it has crossed my mind in the past, but I've always suppressed the urge and bought something else instead.
Perhaps you already have all the toys you want and see this as the icing on the cake in which case good luck to you, and crack on.
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