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I have a couple of plates in Oz for the GTR and was wondering what you guys thought they would be worth, if anything at all.

I dont want to say which states ive got them in, but i do have R35 and GTRR35

Ive had the plates for a year now and the R35 is due to come out pretty soon so im looking to find them a home at some point seeing as i dont have the dosh to buy the real thing...:thanks:

Whaddya reckon?

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Yeah i can understand that.

My old man has them in his possession atm - im in Tokyo, but he was just on the blower giving me some pretty heavy estimates according to industry pro's - hes been dealing with motors nation wide for as long as i can remember too...

But yeah...dunno. :thanks:

personally I wouldn't pay anything for one. but sadly there are some really stupid people out there so you may actually make some money on them. pretty poor way to make some cash though. about on par with ticket scalping...

personally I wouldn't pay anything for one. but sadly there are some really stupid people out there so you may actually make some money on them. pretty poor way to make some cash though. about on par with ticket scalping...

Yeah, what he said :banana:

P.plates are annoying, even Jeremy Clarkson hates them and he's the reincarnation of Jesus himself

But you'll find some guy with more money than sense, who wants to buy it, I'd estimate probably a few grand, say $5k maybe

personally I wouldn't pay anything for one. but sadly there are some really stupid people out there so you may actually make some money on them. pretty poor way to make some cash though. about on par with ticket scalping...

Was there any need for you to come in here Richard and call me someone on par with a scalper?

So i shouldnt buy the plates cause i dont have an R35?

Dont make me laugh.

mate, people who buy up number plates they have no intention of ever using then attempt to flog them for a huge percentage profit are basically scalpers. they deny someone to buy what they want at the normal price, instead they get in first then charge a massive amount for something that cost them very little. I didn't say you shouldn't buy them because you don't have an R35 but explain to me how this dubious practice is any different to ticket scalping. it's a pretty low way to turn a quid.

anyway you asked a question and I gave my answer and my opinion for free. anyone with more sense than money wouldn't bother but luckily for you there is bound to be at least one person out there with more cash than brains and they might give you some money for them. maybe this awesome plan really will make you rich and happy...

mate, people who buy up number plates they have no intention of ever using then attempt to flog them for a huge percentage profit are basically scalpers. they deny someone to buy what they want at the normal price, instead they get in first then charge a massive amount for something that cost them very little. I didn't say you shouldn't buy them because you don't have an R35 but explain to me how this dubious practice is any different to ticket scalping. it's a pretty low way to turn a quid.

anyway you asked a question and I gave my answer and my opinion for free. anyone with more sense than money wouldn't bother but luckily for you there is bound to be at least one person out there with more cash than brains and they might give you some money for them. maybe this awesome plan really will make you rich and happy...

Buying something low and selling for a profit...

I dont see how thats dubious at all.

You could say that about anything. So many people buying things they will never use, clothing, accessories, etc etc and selling them to people for a profit...

If it makes you feel better, friends and family are going to use the plates. Maybe ill hold onto them until i can export my own GTR in the next couple of years under PI rules.

Look what Single digit plates sell for, for example. Its big business. Morally speaking, i dont have a problem with it and im not looking to get "rich". As far as im concerned its an opportunity i couldnt pass up.

Buying something low and selling for a profit...

I dont see how thats dubious at all.

You could say that about anything. So many people buying things they will never use, clothing, accessories, etc etc and selling them to people for a profit...

If it makes you feel better, friends and family are going to use the plates. Maybe ill hold onto them until i can export my own GTR in the next couple of years under PI rules.

Look what Single digit plates sell for, for example. Its big business. Morally speaking, i dont have a problem with it and im not looking to get "rich". As far as im concerned its an opportunity i couldnt pass up.

Adam, there are so many more lucrative ways to make easy money by leveraging the power of the internet, why on earth would you be so naive to think that buying custom plates with a view to making money could possibly be a worthwhile venture?

Obviously the choice is yours, but I think the idea is ridiculous and personally I reckon its more likely you will lose money from this exercise rather than making any.

Then again, maybe im wrong, maybe you will make a killing and be able to pay off the loan on your Forester and retire early :(

Adam, there are so many more lucrative ways to make easy money by leveraging the power of the internet, why on earth would you be so naive to think that buying custom plates with a view to making money could possibly be a worthwhile venture?

Obviously the choice is yours, but I think the idea is ridiculous and personally I reckon its more likely you will lose money from this exercise rather than making any.

Then again, maybe im wrong, maybe you will make a killing and be able to pay off the loan on your Forester and retire early :(

Well, for one the car will pay for itself and roll into the next one - the evo wagon.

And who wouldnt want to retire as early as possible unless you fancy spending the next 50 years working...

Besides, Id like to see how this goes...i think the couple of hundred it costs to keep the plates over the course of a year is nothing really so there is no loss, so to speak. And its not like there are going to be an avalanche of people buying R35's so.,..

At the very least itll make a good bar or bedroom ornament. :P

Now, what is this "leveraging" you speak of?

Obviously not in QLD seeing as you say you'll have to pay $$$ over the coming years to hang on to them, and realistically I reckon QLD is one of the only states where you can stand to make decent cash on plates as once you buy them, you own them forever and not a single $$$ more has to be paid, even when not on a car and sitting on your wall.

I believe that there is money to be made on plates, if the combo is right and something might be sought after, but it all comes down to how greedy you choose to be, put $1mil on DR LOVE and you'll be seen as an idiot and you'll never sell them, but put $5k on R35 and you'll probably stand to make a few $$$$.

Obviously not in QLD seeing as you say you'll have to pay $$$ over the coming years to hang on to them, and realistically I reckon QLD is one of the only states where you can stand to make decent cash on plates as once you buy them, you own them forever and not a single $$$ more has to be paid, even when not on a car and sitting on your wall.

I believe that there is money to be made on plates, if the combo is right and something might be sought after, but it all comes down to how greedy you choose to be, put $1mil on DR LOVE and you'll be seen as an idiot and you'll never sell them, but put $5k on R35 and you'll probably stand to make a few $$$$.

I wouldve thought so too.

The amount of money people ask for silly plates is interesting.

For the record:

"The current world record for a personal plate sale, held in the UK, is £330,000 for M 1, sold at auction in Goodwood on 7 June 2006 - News article.The buyer of the number plate is rumoured to have bought the plate for his six-year-old son. Some personal plates are listed on dealers' books for as much as £500,000 — a target that is expected to be reached before long, and should A 1 ever come up for sale, it is widely expected to sell for as much as £1 million.

The world record for the most expensive license plate is USD 6.8 million (25,200,000 AED). The license plate "5" was bought at an auction in Abu Dhabi conducted by Emirates Auction on May 12 2007. Gulf news"

Fark!

No go in WA,

Department of Planning and infrastructure (Sp?) has banned such plates due to IP.

Yup, thats right WA law makers were sued, change of law happened in March, all new plates need to be vetted by the car companies now prior to issue..... Can you believe that.... IP on a plate....

I wouldve thought so too.

The amount of money people ask for silly plates is interesting.

For the record:

"The current world record for a personal plate sale, held in the UK, is £330,000 for M 1, sold at auction in Goodwood on 7 June 2006 - News article.The buyer of the number plate is rumoured to have bought the plate for his six-year-old son. Some personal plates are listed on dealers' books for as much as £500,000 — a target that is expected to be reached before long, and should A 1 ever come up for sale, it is widely expected to sell for as much as £1 million.

The world record for the most expensive license plate is USD 6.8 million (25,200,000 AED). The license plate "5" was bought at an auction in Abu Dhabi conducted by Emirates Auction on May 12 2007. Gulf news"

Fark!

wrong mate - current record up here is now 55 million Dhs ($18million AUD) for the Fujairah plates "1" bought for the Pegaso Bugatti Veyron (1250 HP Veyron), owned by a Ukrainian oil merchant who lives at the burj al arab (worlds largest hotel - hes paying $20,000USD per night for a room).

Abu Dhabi "1" plates put on an orange Pagani Zonda F was thought to be the most expensive after an auction as this was a public listing - the Pegaso Veyron plates were private sale.

Plates here are ridiculous - the Veyron cost 5 million DHs here - the plates were 55 million. 11x the amount of the car for PLATES.

in Dubai good plates cost more than the car...

like many of the people in this thread - i think its hte biggest waste of money in the world...

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