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The DVLA held their latest auction of personalized number plates on Wednesday 24th October through until Friday the s6th of October at the Down Hall Hotel , Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire and continued to enjoy success in attracting bids from the public and dealers in the room , on-line , by telephone and by post.The DVLA are only allowed to auction registration numbers which have not been previously issued to a vehicle, they cannot auction numbers belonging to members of the public or registrations which no longer have the original vehicle in existence.
Biggest success was the sale of WE57 HAM ( West Ham ) which brought £45,000 at the drop of the hammer being fueled by a bidding war amongst enthusiastic West Ham supporters , the winner was anonymous, having done his bidding over the internet.This beats the previous record for a football related plate as AR53 NAL fetched £36,000 in 2004. There was also a unique piece of memorabilia in the form of a framed “plate of greats” signed by 44 Hammers footballers including Sir Geoff Hurst MBA and Martin Peters MBE .This was auctioned for £1100 with the proceeds going to the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK. Next highest sale was for the registration number 1 DAM at £25000 which did not seem excessive for such popular initials with the exclusivity of number one , then 78 G at £16000. The number 1 registrations continued in popularity with 1 WEE bringing £15,000,1 TAA brought the same amount and 1 RRJ brought £14,000.
Some notable bargains were B111 DUF ( Bill Duff ) at £350 ,BER 3T at £450, LON 3R at £600 and DOU 99Y at £800 .Surprisingly high bids were made for CRA 19S ( £8,600 ) , SCR 44P (£8,600 ) and ALL 3X ( £9,000 ) .Some surprisingly unsold numbers were PAM 911S with a reserve of £500 ( maybe a Porsche 911S is not really a girl’s car? ) and RUM 5S with a reserve of only £400. Some of the more attractive novelty registration numbers were COO 1L at £7,500 , GOA 1S at 7,100 , CLU 8S at £8,700 and MU55 ELS at £5000.
All prices are bids achieved on top of these figures the buyer would have paid an auctioneers commission , v.a.t. at 17.5% and an £80 D.O.T. transfer fee , this adds approximately 25% on top of the bid amount.
Total income for the auction was in excess of £4 million plus vat of course and also an £80 transfer fee for each number is due ,bringing the total catch for the treasury to nearer £6 million.
There is another auction planned for December 4th , 5th and 6th at Tankersley manor, Barnsley , South Yorkshire . This is probably going to be the last one for 2007 although there have been occasional special sales around Christmas in the past , but these have been for a small number of very exclusive numbers expected to bring huge bids.
Free catalogues can be downloaded in PDF format from the DVLA sale of marks website , you can then pick which way you wish to bid and register for bidding at this sale. Alternatively you can view a full list of personalised number plates on offer in Excel or Adobe Flash format.
The DVLA enjoyed continued success with their latest auction of previously un-issued personalized number plates.The last auction was held at Dormy House Hotel,Broadway,Worcestershire on the 5th,6th and 7th of September 2007. Bids were taken by letter,telephone,on line and of course in person in the room.
Top price paid was £31000 + vat + auctioneers commission + transfer fee ( approx £38750 total ) for the number 111 S,not sure why that went for so much, seems a lot if it was bought to go on a Lotus Elise. Other notable high prices were £17800 for 67 A and £17100 for 551 KHS ( presumably because it resembles SIKHS ). 1 numbers continue to demand high prices with 1 LHR achieving £13700and 1 PLA £13000.
Lowest prices were £250 with the best value one of these being L92 UKE at £300 .Other genuine bargains in the lower price range were E10 MAX at £600 and DOU 99Y at £800 .Prices in general seemed to be higher than those achieved in auctions held earlier in the year.There were fewer good numbers where no-one had attended to bid which are traditionally mopped up by the dealers.
Surprisingly unsold numbers were 4 HPS , 13 LEO ,786 RAV.
Total income for the DVLA ( or treasury if you like ) was in excess of £4 million and as the DVLA have no purchase costs ,as they are un-issued numbers that have not been used previously this is a very healthy figure to achieve.
The next auction of personalised number plates is on the 24th,25th and 26th October and will be held at Down Hall,Bishop Stortford in Hartfordshire.A catalogue can be ordered by calling 0800 089 2222. You can bid in person,by phone , by letter or on-line but you must register in advance.If you are bidding for a high value registration number it may be best for you to attend in person so you can absorb the whole experience which will make your number all the more enjoyable but make sure you set yourself a limit as most bidders get carried away and pay far more than they intended.
If you are used to browsing the web, you are probably familiar with eBay. To be more precise, eBay is a website where people buy and sell goods and services across the globe via online auctions and sellers’ stores.
Thanks to eBay, there are millions of items and services being listed, bought and sold on a daily basis. Such items include computers and computer parts, collectibles, equipment, clothing, appliances, furniture, vehicles, and many more. Some of these items are rare and valuable while others are merely vintage collectibles; the latter are mostly items that would have been discarded if not for those thousands of bidders worldwide who eagerly search for pieces of nostalgia.
For years, eBay has proven to the world that if you have a large enough market, you will find someone who is willing to buy almost anything. As such, on eBay you can sell anything that isn’t illegal or included in eBay’s list of banned items. On eBay, you can also auction off services and intangibles.
It’s been said that eBay has indeed revolutionized the collectibles market simply by bringing together buyers and sellers internationally in a vast, never-ending auction and global yard sale. EBay is also host for multi-international companies such as IBM selling the latest products and services using competitive auctions and fixed-priced seller stores.
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EBay has done many great things for the online market world for years so far. If you’re planning to sell something, whether it is goods or services, the best option is eBay. And if you’ve ever wondered what sells on eBay, here are a few tips that you should keep in mind.
So what sells on eBay?
If you’re unfamiliar with online auctioning, you might not know what all can be bought and sold on eBay. It’s true that auctioning and finding what to sell is not always easy because there are millions of competitive auctions on the Internet everyday, especially on eBay.
Now, what to sell on eBay is possibly the second most-asked question concerning online auctioning and selling. But what can be sold on eBay doesn’t really have exact answer, because there is a vast array of consumers using the site. Therefore, what can sell on eBay has varied answers depending on the market’s various wants and needs.
For those who’ve just begun the journey in becoming an eBay seller, here are a few tips that may help you discover what you can sell on eBay.
Demand is the most important factor. Generally, demand is defined as the amount of a good or service that consumers or buyers are not only willing to purchase but also have the capacity to buy at the given price. Now, if you’re interested in selling on eBay, you must research the current demands of your target market.
On eBay, without strong demand, there may be little or no chance at all of selling successfully. This rule of thumb also applies on any other online market. If you want to know what sells successfully on eBay you can use some online sources to find information by using the search tools on Yahoo! Stores, Overture, and of course, eBay itself.
The most effective way to learn how to be a successful eBay seller is to learn the principles of supply and demand. Find out what buyers usually need and want, and how many sellers are offering the same commodities.
The next step you should take is to gauge the competition. To do so, you can browse the auctions on eBay, conduct research on Overture, browse Yahoo! stores, and search on Google or Yahoo!.
The following step is to learn the prices for similar items offered by your competition. It is very important to learn your competition’s standard prices so that you can effectively compete with them. Doing so is particularly helpful to ensure that your competition does not undercut your prices and items.
Learning how to become a successful eBay seller might involve some tedious and exhausting research, but conducting the research will pay off by helping you sell your goods. Without this research, you might have to resort to storing the items or underselling them in a yard sale.
If you’re technologically inclined, you can develop a spreadsheet to organize the popularity and pricing of various items. You could put the information into charts if the visual would help you understand the information more easily. The research isn’t particularly difficult, and will be well worth it when you establish your business on eBay.
