{"id":1240,"date":"2011-06-20T09:06:31","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T09:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2011-06-20T09:06:31","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T09:06:31","slug":"rugby-cherished-number-plates-gain-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/20\/rugby-cherished-number-plates-gain-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby Cherished Number Plates Gain Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script>Entrepreneurs who bought Rugby World Cup-themed number plates at  least three years ago are selling them for big profits &#8211; but could face  action from tournament bosses.<\/p>\n<p>Christchurch mother Carmen Burleigh said her partner Warrick Tuffnell  bought the plate RWC 011 on the day New Zealand won hosting rights, for  about $500.<\/p>\n<p>Four years later, they&#8217;re selling it on Trade Me for $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We just paid for the rights to make it as more of an investment thing, we hope to make some money on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An Auckland banker, who wanted to be known only as Anne, advertised her  number plate RWC XI on Trade Me with a Buy Now price of $2500.<\/p>\n<p>Businessman Graham Veitch &#8211; broadcaster Tony Veitch&#8217;s father &#8211; owns the plates 211RWC and RWC211.<\/p>\n<p>Rugby World Cup Ltd general manager Ross Taylor said they were concerned about people using the event for commercial gain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With regards to number plates, if there happens to be a group of  letters and numbers on a number plate that&#8217;s fine, it&#8217;s just how the  cookie crumbles &#8230; if you are trying to sell it as a piece of Rugby  World Cup merchandise then we have issues,&#8221; Taylor said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entrepreneurs who bought Rugby World Cup-themed number plates at least three years ago are selling them for big profits &#8211; but could face action from tournament bosses. 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