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How to sell UK Number Plate "S99 FER"?

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  1. sanfran

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    #1 sanfran, Apr 19, 2006
    Hi,

    I have the UK Number Plate "S99 FER" and have no need for it anymore.

    How would I find a buyer for it? Is there a website where people advertise number plates?

    What do you think is an appropriate price?

    Thank you for your help.

    Oliver
     
  2. MalcQV

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    #2 MalcQV, Apr 19, 2006
    Never bought or sold one. If this is serious the S99 FER is going to be worth a bit I would of thought.
    With the 599 GTB out.....

    www.regtransfers.co.uk is one such site. There are others look in the Top Gear mag.
     
  3. sanfran

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    #3 sanfran, Apr 19, 2006

    Thank you for your help. I submitted an evaluation request. Has the 599 reached showrooms yet? I saw several at the factory in Maranello last week but have not seen any on the road yet. I like the look.
     
  4. stevew

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    #4 stevew, Apr 19, 2006
    Try the FOC website
     
  5. LittleBro

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    #5 LittleBro, Apr 19, 2006
    Oliver,

    If you have no luck selling, drop me a PM and let me know what you were thinking of in terms of value.

    And no, the 599 hasnt his the showrooms yet.

    All the best

    Jamie
     
  6. sanfran

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    #6 sanfran, Apr 20, 2006

    www.regtransfers.co.uk sent me this email back, so I guess they'll offer it for £10000:

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Thank you for your enquiry regarding registration mark S99 FER. We would be pleased to sell the
    registration on your behalf and would return you the sum of £5000 NET to yourself upon
    the completion of the transfer.
    Please click on the link below to authorise us to advertise and sell your registration mark.
    In the event the link does not work please cut and paste the line below into the address bar on your browser.

    ***** YOU MUST CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR US TO SELL YOUR REGISTRATION (NOT THE REPLY BUTTON ABOVE!) ***********
    <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
     
  7. andrewg

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    #7 andrewg, Apr 20, 2006
    If your not happy with them offering you £5k just whack an advert in the Sunday Times.












    Ps could you please fill out some of your details in you profile, thanks
     
  8. v15ben

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    #8 v15ben, Apr 21, 2006
    Sunday Times... get an ad in there priced about £8-10k. The plate will easily sell and regtransfers are only trying to take your money, they are in the game for profits and would only be a middle man in the deal.
     
  9. KenC

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    #9 KenC, Apr 23, 2006
    Be careful if you go down this route. This is not an offer of £5,000. It is a speculative figure to get your interest. I got two such offers for a couple of cheapie plates I had. There is no way they would have returned the money they said especially as they would have asked significantly more for them.
     
  10. moulag

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    #10 moulag, Apr 24, 2006
    As with anything these things are only worth what someone is prepared to pay. I would recommend too taking an ad in The Sunday Times Driving section and placing an ad on the FOC site in the UK.

    It is not as desirable as 599 GTB/FER or S99 GTB but put an ad in for offers over &#163;X grand and see what happens.
     
  11. Trax

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    #11 Trax, Apr 24, 2006
    Just out of interest, when did you buy the plate?

    or was it just a fluke that Ferrari came out with the 599


    Whichever I think you will make a lot from it
     
  12. LittleBro

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    #12 LittleBro, Apr 24, 2006
    Trax,

    Just from hazy memories from post on here, I think Sanfran bough a car from around the Putney area (a white 360 spider, with red interior) recently, and is or has exported it back to the US. S99FER was on the car that he bought but now no longer has a need to the UK registration.

    All the best
    Jamie
     
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    #14 Trax, Apr 24, 2006

    I remember that, nice looking car
    What sort of dealer could be so stupid as to have not kept that plate? - clearly not a Ferrari dealer
     
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    #15 v15ben, Apr 24, 2006
    Haha the DVLA auction reserve prices mean very little... that is quite a high reserve for a DVLA auction and I would guess a price closer to £5k is near the mark :D
     
  16. sanfran

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    #16 sanfran, Apr 24, 2006

    Jamie,

    You are paying very close attention. Yes, I picked up the car in London on April 5th and drove it for about 2200 miles down to Nice and back to Maranello. From there it was shipped via air to CA. I picked it up from the airport last week. The car arrived only one day after I did.

    Oliver
     
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    #17 sanfran, Apr 24, 2006
    Below are links to some videos of my drive from London to Nice in a white 360 Spider.

    Italy was the most fun with all the tunnels and turns. The best Autostrada is the A26 from somewhere around Parma to Genova. Light traffic, six lanes, and lots of turns & tunnels. The first video is the A26.



    http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v90/oruehr/?action=view&current=Modena2GenovaA26.flv



    http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v90/oruehr/?action=view&current=8043a235.flv



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    http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v90/oruehr/?action=view&current=5e6f1f81.flv
     
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    #18 sanfran, Apr 24, 2006
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    #19 andrewg, Apr 25, 2006
    Oliver,
    did you get the registration plate transfered onto a retention certificate before you exported the car?
     
  20. LittleBro

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    #20 LittleBro, Apr 26, 2006
    Haha! I'm not a stalker or anythng, the car is a very rare colour combintion (lovely IMO) and Putney is only abour 2 miles from where I live.

    Jesus Oliver, are you living the dream or what? LOL! That road trip looks awesome - blatting aroun in all weathers at all speeds. Good work! Nice collection of cars too, 911 Turbo Cab and E55 is it? I had a bash in an new E55 for the first time last week - awesome!

    Any more photo's of the car in its new home? I dare say you'll be able to use it more there than you would around these parts!

    All the best
    Jamie
     

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