Kip Powick Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 In Dhabi a stock broker has a licence plate that reads merely "5". He paid $6,800,000.00 for it. He wants to get the number "1" which will be up for auction in a week or so. He is willing to go $15,000,000.00 to $20,000,000.00 for the plate...... but no higher.. In one auction they sold 300 plates and raised $56,000,000.00, of which much of the $$ goes to a charirty. Interesting CNN video.. Vanity Plates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hudson Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Kip; He paid $6,800,000.00 for it. The original price of a Douglas DC-8....from which the aluminum for the plate may have come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 I guess the stock broker had a change of heart! ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A license plate with nothing but the number "1" on it went for a record $14 million at a charity auction Saturday. Saeed Khouri, a member of a wealthy Abu Dhabi family, wouldn't say how many automobiles he owned or which of them might carry the record-breaking single-digit plate. The oil-rich UAE began auctioning off vanity license plates last May. Ordinary automobile license plates issued to drivers here -- and even most other vanity series plates -- carry both Arabic and Western numerals and script, defining the issuing city and country. Proceeds from the auctions, which are held in a lavish hotel here, go to a rehabilitation center for victims of traffic accidents. On Saturday, 90 license plates were auctioned off in all, raising a total of $24 million. The previous five such events raised more than $50 million. E-mail to a friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sustainable Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 "carry both Arabic and Western numerals and script" 0123456789 are Arabic numerals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 "carry both Arabic and Western numerals and script" 0123456789 are Arabic numerals! But the Arabs call them "Indian Numerals". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 Well , yes, no...maybe ???...another topic that is debateable....for some here ya go Starting Point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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