A whole new level of buyer stupidity...

[whiznumber6]

OK - to set the story up: I collect vintage car number plates (amongst other things!), specifically Victorian ones between 1953 and 1977. As with most collectibles, someone will put up a batch of ten items, which I purchase in order to get the one item I actually need. The rest of the batch go straight back up on Ebay...

Perfectly legal to collect, buy, sell, and trade these, by the way (subject to a few simple conditions, which are no hassle).

So, a guy bought one (yay!!). I was just about to write the address on the package when I noticed he'd left me a note. I clicked on it, and couldn't believe what I read.

This is the plate he bought:



The note said that he wanted the plate to read AJW-384 instead... Seriously.

Now, I'm not sure if the guy is just genuinely dumb and has mis-read the ad thinking that I offer a service reproducing number plates to order (I don't - it's highly illegal), or if he's a shonk trying to save money in replacing a damaged plate by buying a second-hand one rather than get a replacement from VicRoads (again, illegal).

Zero feedback buyer who became a member the same day he bought the plate. Surprise, surprise...

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

and just to put some timeline on the age of this plate, I bought a new car in October 2000 and the Vic number plate was QLS-***, which would make the plate you sold about 18 years old.

[whiznumber6]

Mmm, I had a QPF-prefix plate on a Toyota back in 2001.

(Apologies - my previous comment was made while I was logged in to the account I admin for my employer - performance_parts_clearance_centre)

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@whiznumber6 wrote:

Mmm, I had a QPF-prefix plate on a Toyota back in 2001.

(Apologies - my previous comment was made while I was logged in to the account I admin for my employer - performance_parts_clearance_centre)

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sounds about right

[okiseeu]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@okiseeu wrote:

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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is that you joe?

[okiseeu]

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

just messin wif ya

There used to be a poster who would post a series of ‘mmmmmmmms’ quite often

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his name is joe

[*tippy*toes*]

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@k1ooo-slr-sales wrote:

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@okiseeu wrote:

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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is that you joe?

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It's not Joe.....

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There are paragraphs

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and capital letters

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and no spelling mistakes....

[marwi_3023]

18 years ago the slogan on Victoria number plates was "on the move"
"place to be" is about 2006.
My 2000 AU QCD... had "on the move" plates until I replaced them in 2006 and they have "place to be".