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License plate collecting with the Wizard
| January 13th, 2018 at 10:56:53 PM permalink | |
| beachbumbabs Member since: Sep 3, 2013 Threads: 6 Posts: 1600 | I'm not loving him breaking up the set. Either. Any chance you've discussed that with him since he directed you to the archives and made it clear he has them both? Never doubt a small group of concerned citizens can change the world; it's the only thing ever has |
| January 14th, 2018 at 7:39:54 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
It never came up. He sent a second message I haven't responded to yet. Perhaps I'll respond by asking. I too fear he is just fishing for a value without an intention to sell. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 14th, 2018 at 7:41:54 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Here is his second message to me. I masked out his ALPCA number in the interests of privacy.
Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 14th, 2018 at 10:41:56 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Never a mention of why he's selling a plate that is a cornerstone of his collection, that has won awards. More and more suspicious. He's in his late 60's, at least, and probably doesn't need the money. Ask him why he's selling, it's a common and logical question we ask any seller. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| January 14th, 2018 at 2:37:01 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
I asked him this morning why he's breaking up the pair. Hopefully that will answer why he's selling just one of them. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 17th, 2018 at 8:35:16 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
To that question he said his wife is a smoker and he needs the money for medical bills. I know it doesn't answer the question of why not sell both of them if he needs money but I don't want to belabor the point. In other license plate news, somebody at WoV noticed one of my California runs at a a local DMV: THE MICHAEL SHACKLEFORD?!. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 17th, 2018 at 8:45:56 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | It's got 20 bidders, lots of interest. That's an tried and true reason to sell and 8 out of 10 times it's a lie. You part with your collection from the bottom up, not the top down, even when you need money. And a few grand for a plate won't cover many medical bills, is it really worth gutting your collection over? I wouldn't and neither would anybody else. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| January 18th, 2018 at 2:55:20 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18213 |
I still prefer the gold on blue 1970s ones. The President is a fink. |
| January 18th, 2018 at 6:55:07 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
I've always described them as yellow on blue but I've been accused of colorblindness before. Same colors as in 1939, I might add. Evidence that purple and orange are ugly colors -- they are seldom seen in license plates. Or flags for that matter. Granted, Ireland does have orange. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 18th, 2018 at 7:28:00 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18213 |
Calling it "gold" is probably just my Pittsburgh sports color bias calling that shade "gold." We've discussed my purple antique plate before :-) I don't like these fancy new plates with the fancy scripts. Nor how hard some are to read at a glance. Miss the 1970s in that regard. The President is a fink. |