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Old 09 January 2009, 07:33 PM
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We have a Private Plate on retention, might as well get rid as nobody is ever going to use it, might Ebay it, but having never done this before what is the procedure, how do you exchange money for retention cert, how do you reassure your buyer and protect yourself ?

Reg is "MU 31"
Old 09 January 2009, 07:46 PM
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Theres a link on Pistonheads to get a price for what the plate may be worth (National Numbers).
You can put in the details and it gives a quote and then goes on the website if you want to advertise it .If the price is not enough ,you can up it to what figure you expect .I presume the company would then take care of the rest of transfering etc to purchaser .
There is a charge ,but the figure they quote is what you would receive .(It does not say what their comission is though !
It may take some of the hassle out of it for you though .
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how much is the plate
Old 09 January 2009, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by blu scoob
how much is the plate
I don't know, was hoping for some opinions, don't know what the market is like at the moment.

MU 20 is advertised for £7995 on Regtransfers, similar reg but lower numbers, not sure how much difference that makes but I reckon any 2 letter 2 number combination is four grand upwards, so somewhere between 4 and 8 grand.
Old 09 January 2009, 08:57 PM
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who would pay 8k for a plate
Old 09 January 2009, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by j4ckos mate
who would pay 8k for a plate
Someone who can afford to
Old 09 January 2009, 09:04 PM
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You could do it through a company and they sort out all the details. We had C172 CUP on my clio and got quite a bit of money - though not as much as the dealer obviously. He told us what to do and even sorted out getting us plates made up with the new number on them. Can't remember who we used now though!
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id say its worth 5k easily

just sold one if you need any advice send me a pm
Old 09 January 2009, 09:09 PM
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Ive used Reg Transfers for my plates in the past ....
The have sold 2 of mine for me. Always been helpful

I am just about to sell another one of mine "MOR63N" and im sure they will get me a buyer
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Originally Posted by j4ckos mate
who would pay 8k for a plate
Dont care !

It cost 5 quid back in the year dot, people pay thousands, the idea is you get something you want, I am not into them at all otherwise it would be on my car but if you can afford it why not.

If you buy the right one and pay a reasonable price it's an asset you can later sell when you get bored of it an possibly make a profit, so potentially spending 8 grand on something so frivolous doesn't seem so daft anymore.

8 grand is a lot of money to usm but to some its not, there are a lot of million pound plus houses round here, fifty plus pound cars, a fancy plate for your car for 8 grand isnt so bad, especially if you know you can get it back at some point, if you can afford to not have it to hand then you are ok.

Personally I think they are naff apart from the odd funny gem, RR Sports etc round here with a number plate like this are ten a penny.
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couldn't find it on ebay but it will be worth a bit of money because its only 4 digits,I call my dog missi mu that's why I asked but I would get chocked if I came in with a 5g bill for the dog,but everyone to there own when buying plates,if you like one you buy one it doesnt hurt anyone
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Originally Posted by blu scoob
couldn't find it on ebay but it will be worth a bit of money because its only 4 digits,I call my dog missi mu that's why I asked but I would get chocked if I came in with a 5g bill for the dog,but everyone to there own when buying plates,if you like one you buy one it doesnt hurt anyone
Surely the Dog cant have a car ?
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Got to be worth putting it up on a Man United fan club website??
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I've got a private plate that I want to sell not sure how much it is worth though

Steph xx
Old 10 January 2009, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Stephb1986
I've got a private plate that I want to sell not sure how much it is worth though

Steph xx

What is it ???

And see my post above about getting a Valuation .
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its for a vw eos but its SN08 EOS

So it looks like SNOB EOS
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