Rare 選び出す／独身-letter number plate sells for £1.45MILLION in mad dash auction
A rare 選び出す／独身-letter number plate has been sold for £1.45million in Hong Kong.?
The number plate, which just has the letter 'S' on it, was one of 49 number plates up for 得る，とらえるs at the 年次の Lunar New Year auction held by the city 明言する／公表する's 輸送（する） Department today.?
While bidding opened at just HK$5,000 (£510), a 見込みのある 入札者 made the price 殺到する to HK$8million (£820,000), before it was 結局 sold at HK$14.2million (£1.45million).?
The 'S' number plate went for so much money 予定 to its 協会 with the DC character Superman, who wears the letter on his chest, によれば Hong Kong-based 保険 仲買人 自動化する Wealth 管理／経営.?
The 会社／堅い told the South 中国 Morning 地位，任命する that it 推定する／予想するd the 'S' plate to sell for HK$10million.?
Another number plate, which had the number 88 on it, went for HK$11.4million (£1.16million) in a bidding war that lasted for 13 straight minutes.?
In Chinese culture, the number 8 is associated with the word 'fortune'.?
Last year, one driver 手渡すd over a small fortune after 存在 the successful 入札者 on the 'luckiest' number plates, 888-888.
The 'S' number plate went for so much money 予定 to its 協会 with the DC character Superman, who wears the letter on his chest, によれば Hong Kong-based 保険 仲買人 自動化する Wealth 管理／経営
The 高度に sought-after plates (pictured) went to the winning 入札者 who spent $230,000?
An 匿名の／不明の 買い手 placed the winning 企て，努力，提案 of $230,000 on the custom Victorian number plates at an auction.?
The 888-888 plates have not changed 手渡すs for 30 years.?
The lucky plates sold for almost five times more than the ritzy Mercedes-Benz CL600 V12 they had adorned.
The auction had 猛烈な／残忍な bidding with 買い手s 現在の in-room, on phones and online, with it 最終的に 存在 fought out by two 入札者s.?
The auction house Donington told Daily Mail Australia the sale 始める，決める a 記録，記録的な／記録する for custom 数値／数字による plates in Victoria.?
The previous 最高の，を越す 量, which was 始める，決める in 2022, was for the plates '911-911' which sold for $53,000.
Donington director Cameron Sabine said custom plates are now considered an 'astute 投資' with the number eight very popular.
'In 数値／数字による plates eight is sought after and with these plates [888-888] they are going to be the bees 膝s because you can't get anymore 'eights' than that,' he said.
