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There is a number plate i'm after, I know what car it resides on but am unable to find out the owners details,after a quick google the reg plate came up showing for sale on a number plate website which transfers registrations 
The price they have the plate advertised is £7495 so last night I made a VERY cheeky offer via their website of £1500 which was automatically denied, I left it there and thought no more of it untill earlier today when I received a phone call from the company (approx 5.30pm) confirming my offer and informing me they would put it to the owner, they then went on to say they have had another offer of £6400 for the same plate which they will also be putting to the owner and will get back to me later in the week.
Do these companies think I'm going to increase my offer because they say they have another offer on the table?! Do they really think people are silly enough to believe them when they say they will put my offer to the plate owner after telling me they have had another offer that is four times my offer?!
Still, I guess I will find out in the week if I get anpther phone call!
The price they have the plate advertised is £7495 so last night I made a VERY cheeky offer via their website of £1500 which was automatically denied, I left it there and thought no more of it untill earlier today when I received a phone call from the company (approx 5.30pm) confirming my offer and informing me they would put it to the owner, they then went on to say they have had another offer of £6400 for the same plate which they will also be putting to the owner and will get back to me later in the week.
Do these companies think I'm going to increase my offer because they say they have another offer on the table?! Do they really think people are silly enough to believe them when they say they will put my offer to the plate owner after telling me they have had another offer that is four times my offer?!
Still, I guess I will find out in the week if I get anpther phone call!
No decent company in their right mind would accept a £1,500 offer for a plate advertised at £7,500. Where we have plates advertised on behalf of a customer we have to balance what we believe is a good price for them, and a good price for the buyer. We would automatically decline an offer like that (we get a fair few per day) as 999 times out of a 1000 they just don't materialise into anything anyway. Don't forget that the company will want to take their share out of that £1,500 so the buyer will be left with even less.
Good luck with getting it at a decent price though.
Good luck with getting it at a decent price though.
as wise man once said
"It won't make your car go any faster"
fair enough if you can afford it but I see people driving bangers with expensive numberplates and just can;t get my head around it
the plate is worth £10 -25k minimum and yet they are driving around in a skip
and at the end of the day what have you got a few numbers on the back of your car for someone to go ' wonder what there name is'
the mind boogles
in saying that i saw DI MNH for £189 which is exactly my title and initials so might be worth a punt as my cars as fast as it can possibly be :ROFL:
"It won't make your car go any faster"
fair enough if you can afford it but I see people driving bangers with expensive numberplates and just can;t get my head around it
the plate is worth £10 -25k minimum and yet they are driving around in a skip
and at the end of the day what have you got a few numbers on the back of your car for someone to go ' wonder what there name is'
the mind boogles
in saying that i saw DI MNH for £189 which is exactly my title and initials so might be worth a punt as my cars as fast as it can possibly be :ROFL:
Viperz888 said:
Or get the owners details from DVLA for £2.50 or whatever it is and offer the owner £1497.50
I'm sure it'll be more than what the regi company offered!
It isn't that easy going that route or I would have gone that way already.I'm sure it'll be more than what the regi company offered!
MrReg said:
No decent company in their right mind would accept a £1,500 offer for a plate advertised at £7,500. Where we have plates advertised on behalf of a customer we have to balance what we believe is a good price for them, and a good price for the buyer. We would automatically decline an offer like that (we get a fair few per day) as 999 times out of a 1000 they just don't materialise into anything anyway. Don't forget that the company will want to take their share out of that £1,500 so the buyer will be left with even less.
Good luck with getting it at a decent price though.
Indeed, as soon as they said about the other offer I thought they are talking rubbish,and with my offer being auto declined via the website I was a bit shocked to receive the call. I do wonder if the plate owner even has it for sale and the company are chancing their arm by advertising it, if I did offer anywhere near the price advertised I wonder how much the owner gets told the offer is!Good luck with getting it at a decent price though.
tbc said:
fair enough if you can afford it but I see people driving bangers with expensive numberplates and just can;t get my head around it
the plate is worth £10 -25k minimum and yet they are driving around in a skip
maybe they think it's safer than a bank? Easily hidden asset, not obvious to receivers etc? Easily liquidated if the time comes?the plate is worth £10 -25k minimum and yet they are driving around in a skip
saleen836 said:
I do wonder if the plate owner even has it for sale and the company are chancing their arm by advertising it, if I did offer anywhere near the price advertised I wonder how much the owner gets told the offer is!
I'd think thats the most likely scenario, the owner isnt interested in selling, reg company offer it for sale, buyer offers £7500. They contact plate owner via DVLA (who are more than happy to sell on the details), telling him we can sell your reg for £6500, interested? Owner says "Yes", deal is done, reg company make £1000 with no outlay/ risk. Owner says "No", reg company tell you plate is no longer for sale, nobody is out of pocket.The more I think about it, the more I think I'm in the wrong game!
There was a story here a while ago about a guy at auction chasing a plate he wanted. At £1500 he reached his max and lost it. A dealer bought it and advertised it for £7500!!!! He watched it for 18 months and it didnt go. Called them up explained that he seen it go at auction for £1500 and that was his only offer and got it!
MrReg said:
No decent company in their right mind would accept a £1,500 offer for a plate advertised at £7,500. Where we have plates advertised on behalf of a customer we have to balance what we believe is a good price for them, and a good price for the buyer. We would automatically decline an offer like that (we get a fair few per day) as 999 times out of a 1000 they just don't materialise into anything anyway. Don't forget that the company will want to take their share out of that £1,500 so the buyer will be left with even less.
Good luck with getting it at a decent price though.
I'd have thought that as the owners agent, you'd be morally obliged to put any offer forward. You don't know how desperate the owner is. Good luck with getting it at a decent price though.
Apart from that, anything is only worth the most anyone is willing to pay. If its seriously for sale and the only offer is £1,500 then that is all it is worth.
BFG TERRANO said:
There was a story here a while ago about a guy at auction chasing a plate he wanted. At £1500 he reached his max and lost it. A dealer bought it and advertised it for £7500!!!! He watched it for 18 months and it didnt go. Called them up explained that he seen it go at auction for £1500 and that was his only offer and got it!
Perfect example. Very high handed of any company to sit and judge what anything is worth on behalf of their client.
Different if they own it themselves of course, but from the OP's response it doesn't sound like that is the case.
The online offer thing just auto rejects anything below 10% I think.
It is just a marketing tool to get your number so they can contact you.
If they have the plate on balance sheet they may be open to a low ball offer (their annual accounts state they are looking to "destock" due to the economic environment).
Otherwise, they can only go as low as the owner will let them (plus their profit margin).
It is just a marketing tool to get your number so they can contact you.
If they have the plate on balance sheet they may be open to a low ball offer (their annual accounts state they are looking to "destock" due to the economic environment).
Otherwise, they can only go as low as the owner will let them (plus their profit margin).
Ari said:
MrReg said:
No decent company in their right mind would accept a £1,500 offer for a plate advertised at £7,500. Where we have plates advertised on behalf of a customer we have to balance what we believe is a good price for them, and a good price for the buyer. We would automatically decline an offer like that (we get a fair few per day) as 999 times out of a 1000 they just don't materialise into anything anyway. Don't forget that the company will want to take their share out of that £1,500 so the buyer will be left with even less.
Good luck with getting it at a decent price though.
I'd have thought that as the owners agent, you'd be morally obliged to put any offer forward. You don't know how desperate the owner is. Good luck with getting it at a decent price though.
Apart from that, anything is only worth the most anyone is willing to pay. If its seriously for sale and the only offer is £1,500 then that is all it is worth.
northandy said:
EddieFelson said:
Well I've seen my plate for sale on such sites and I've no intention of selling. I've asked for it to be removed, such low morals on selling plates they don't even own/havnt been asked to sell.
Blimey, how can that be right?. Could be a previous owner, could be a typing error from someone selling a number close to it etc.
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