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Originally Posted by andy
As far as cars go, bidding is only if you want a personalized plate. As far as I know, you can't just have a custom plate made, so it's luck of the draw. Obviously plates that randomly happen to spell something are worth some money. The plates usually stay with the car for its entire life, rather than with its owner, but "personalized" plates can be swapped from car to car. The first letter of the plate tells you what year the car was made, and there's a big surge in car sales every year when the new starting letter comes out (because everyone will know you have a new car).
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This is not too far from what they do next door in Delaware. Low number tags can sell for huge money-a 2 digit might bring $75-100K at auction. Last week there was a 91 Dodge pickup in the paper with, I think, a 5-digit tag. You could buy the tag with or without the truck, your choice, for around $1500.