Auspicious License Plates Fetch Nearly B30m

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BANGKOK,  (TNA) – The Department of Land Transport raised nearly 30 million baht when it auctioned off two auspicious license plate numbers.

 

The “rich 8888” (rich 8888) license plate number was put up for auction with its opening price of 1.5 million baht. The auction ended with the final bid price of 11.1 million baht.

 

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Later the “Rich 9999” number was auction off after fierce competition among onsite and online auctioneers who proposed 424 bid prices. The final price was 18.56 million baht which is the third highest price since the auctions of auspicious license plate numbers started in 2003.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-919364

 

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[flyingtlger]

The Department of Land Transport's license plate is now "55555".

They're laughing their way to the bank....

[Orinoco]

Think the PM got the best plate.

KNOB-1 

[jabis]

Quality reporting Find 8888 errors in 9999

[Sydebolle]

30 million - benefitting who? Songkran fun fund? 

[swerve]

Really don't understand why people would pay these prices for license plates.  There's a difference between a plate that is 10 million baht and one that is 1 million baht?

[Photoguy21]

Just shows you how daft some people are.

[Photoguy21]

Just now, swerve said:

Really don't understand why people would pay these prices for license plates.  There's a difference between a plate that is 10 million baht and one that is 1 million baht?

Yes there is. The difference is 9 million

[digger70]

1 hour ago, swerve said:

Really don't understand why people would pay these prices for license plates.  There's a difference between a plate that is 10 million baht and one that is 1 million baht?

If one has that kind of money to waste ,then it's only because that person wants to Show off Big Time .

[starky]

Putrid. Disgusting displays of wealth where the vast majority of its citizens are living on less than 300 baht a day. 

[starky]

1 hour ago, swerve said:

Really don't understand why people would pay these prices for license plates.  There's a difference between a plate that is 10 million baht and one that is 1 million baht?

I like the one i got for free when i bought my car tbh. Just show the stupidity/vanity of the rich who actually gives a <deleted> what your license plate number is?

[Caldera]

Here's an idea: I'll just have my own vanity plates made with an auspicious number of my choice. If I'm ever found out by the plod, I'll pay whatever fine that attracts - and have still saved myself millions of baht!

[jacko45k]

4 hours ago, starky said:

I like the one i got for free when i bought my car tbh. Just show the stupidity/vanity of the rich who actually gives a <deleted> what your license plate number is?

Now the real VIPs are the ones without number plates!

Edited April 9, 2022 by jacko45k

[Skeptic7]

Fools are easily parted from their money. 

[actonion]

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[actonion]

In this country all number plates will be the same when they are wrappped around an Electric post

[Damrongsak]

17 hours ago, actonion said:

In this country all number plates will be the same when they are wrappped around an Electric post

At least 8888 will leave an imprint that is easy to read if it broadsides another car. 

Edited April 10, 2022 by Damrongsak

[2long]

It's a bit like a top-brand-name bag. You're showing others how rich you are, but considering good fakes are available, and that the genuine bag is no better than a fake... and that they do not appreciate in value. So really the people who buy really expensive bags are just showing others how stupid (ad wealthy) they are.

It's a bit different for licence plates, but not much.

[Hans Johnson]

Now they are going to have to put an armed guard 24/7 on the car and hope no body steals their plates. 
So much for Chinese good lucky numbers

[mania]

Was probably Prawit who bought it to use with his watch collection ????