dixiebee
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posted on March 31, 2002 10:20:56 AM
My camera batteries are dead or I would post a picture. A box lot at the auction made me the proud owner of some license plates. A look through completed auctions tells me these would probably do better in my booth at the mall than online. I have no idea what price to put on them!
I have two Kansas car tags that are 32-34 years old and in great shape. I have a Kansas truck tag that is 51 years old and also in great shape. I have a Canadian (British Columbia) tag that is 40 years old with very little rust and a 51 year old New York commercial tag in great shape.
Any license plate collectors here who might give me a "general" idea of where to start. I was thinking the $15 each range but very unsure of myself on this.
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NanasTurtles
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posted on March 31, 2002 10:28:46 AM
Can't help you with your question other than to check and see what the completed auctions have sold for......and what made them sell as high as they did. Might give you an idea of what they are worth.
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dixiebee
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posted on March 31, 2002 11:37:28 AM
I forgot to mention that the Kansas truck (1951) tag is shaped like the state of Kansas. It looks like that might make a difference to some people.
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alldings
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posted on March 31, 2002 04:22:21 PM
There is book out that gives the value of license plates by state. I don't recall the title. You may want to take your list to the local Barnes & Noble and see if they have a copy of the book that you can browse.
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rgrem
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posted on March 31, 2002 04:58:01 PM
over 200 Kansas plates can be seen in completed auctions- search 'kansas license plate'. The 1951 truck, state-shaped, sold for 9.99 with one bidder. You can probably find your others there too. Very few, even pretty old, go for more that a few bucks.
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Libra63
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posted on March 31, 2002 10:20:33 PM
You might want to try them in your booth first. Lets take for example, Beatles records. The eBay market is flooded with them and it is very difficult to get your money out of them. Your local market is better because locally they are hard to find, same with the license plates. Not all collectors are on ebay and sometimes you find people that go to the mall spaces will pay higher for them because they don't have to pay for postage and then wait for the item to be shipped. The reason I used beatle records was I didn't know how to explain it with the license plates. I sold beatle records in my booth for $45.00 each and on ebay they were only getting $5.00.
Try your booth first.
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lovepotions
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posted on March 31, 2002 10:26:07 PM
I know I have been to some restaurants who have the walls covered with license plates.
Old, dented, dingly and beat to hell ones are even more prominent than newer ones.
Typically tex-mex and steak-house types of restaurants might be interested.
Maybe check one of those places out and you can sell the entire lot of them. If they are a chain they might hook you up to the head office who is shopping for plates for a new location planned.
http://www.lovepotions.com
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ess98
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posted on April 1, 2002 12:49:21 AM
Some states allow vintage car owners to use tags (plates) from the year of the vehicle's manufacture - if you have pairs in good shape, or at least not beat up badly, you might aim them at auto enthusiasts. Then you could be talking $40-$50 a pair (if your state used pairs) and they charge a bit for the little tags some states used for odd number years instead of issuing an entire new plate. I don't know how eBay offers listings, but it might be worth trying eBay motors if they aren't already there.
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rgrem
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posted on April 1, 2002 03:12:08 AM
libra63 makes an excellent point. I have recently returned to a bit of flea market selling and took along some things that just were going too cheap on ebay. They did better at the flea. Also, some people really want to see what they are buying.
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dixiebee
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posted on April 1, 2002 05:23:20 AM
I am going to put them in my booth. I am putting $12-$15 on them and see what happens. Thanks for everyone's help.
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