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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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how do you value a plate? im selling FI5 COS which can easily look like RS COS but dont know how much to put it up for as im not allowed to put offers in the for sale section so that rules any offers out,ebay is crap for plates and if i use a dealer they will prob value it at some ridiculous figure just so that i let them sell it for me and ill prob still end up with it after several yrs so whats it worth folks?
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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how do you value a plate? im selling FI5 COS which can easily look like RS COS but dont know how much to put it up for as im not allowed to put offers in the for sale section so that rules any offers out,ebay is crap for plates and if i use a dealer they will prob value it at some ridiculous figure just so that i let them sell it for me and ill prob still end up with it after several yrs so whats it worth folks?
how can it look like RS Cos mate the police are really strict now with things like this
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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yes i would like to know what mine is worth as i might sell it R 9 FCS as i havent seen one like it for sale to see what it was up for and mine does look like RS FCS once the screw is in lol
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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cant beat a screw in the right place dunc
ive never had any problems with this plate pete and even the police have told me it would be ok unless i met a really awkward and picky plod

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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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this one is for shows only though,although some of the ones i see around nowadays make this seem perfectly legible
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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if it helps, to me its worth fuck all
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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Mr Radman i thought your reg was p15 cos as in pis or piss cos.

i thought it was a rude plate.

what i would do is think of a number double it and add a bit and then put offers,if you get bids your laughing,if no biters just adjust the price.
them number plate dealers are fookers though,i'm after my 3 initials and the number 48 its 5 grand now,it was 2.5 grand 5 years ago and keeps going up not down.
i bid the fella every now and again who owns the company but he won't have it.
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no karl,you must be getting confused,its an age thing you know lol
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Tbh when ive seen the pics before i couldnt see it saying RS COS,, i think the plate is worth circa Ł500..
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That font looks like something out of a 70s space movie!
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it does dan doesnt it lol
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Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
how do you value a plate? im selling FI5 COS which can easily look like RS COS but dont know how much to put it up for as im not allowed to put offers in the for sale section so that rules any offers out,ebay is crap for plates and if i use a dealer they will prob value it at some ridiculous figure just so that i let them sell it for me and ill prob still end up with it after several yrs so whats it worth folks?
I personally value a plate by A) looking at the availability and cost of similar plates, and B) coming up with a price that you think someone would be prepared to pay.

In the case of F15 COS, there are plenty of E and F?? COS plates available for Ł590. You might get maybe Ł200 more for F15 because of the Jet link and the potential for some people to read F1 as an R..?

Or just stick it up for a grand and see what happens!
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ok chaps thanks for your input,its now priced in the for sale section
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