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Licence plate categories - (for sellers).

by: mrma( 373Feedback score is 100 to 499)
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Guide viewed: 1422 times Tags: licence plate | licence plates | foreign | vanity | number plate


I'm wondering why it is so difficult to sort the licence plates to right categories. In licence plate section is very well detailed categories, Different US states, Canada, mixed state lots, non-country specific, Germany, other countries.

For example if i browse "other country" licence plates it is difficult to find what i'm looking for. It seems many US sellers can't read or does not know American geography at all. There are big amount of US licence plates continuously in the wrong categories. Kansas is not  foreign country. Not Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Kentucky, etc... either. Not British Columbia, Ontario, etc... because there are category for Canadian plates. American fun or front plates aren't "other country" plates either... they belongs to non-country specific category.  I don't know any country that uses licence plates with Coke advertisement or picture of Elvis .

If i wanna buy a licence plate of Kansas i look the category that is titled US: Kansas. It is that simple. I don't look them in foreign licence plate category. I believe it is much more effective to sell the plates if they are listed in the right category. In other countries category is usually sellers from different countries. Depending which country the seller is from the country names are sometimes spelled differently. It is better browse the category than use search function only. If i want the licence plate from Belarus maybe some European seller has titled it Belorussia, Belarusian, Belarussian, Weissrussland, Byelorussia or used some misspelled form. If there are big percentage misplaced US plates it is much slower and more difficult to find the plates i really looking for. It makes finding much more complicated. It is sometimes really annoying. Sometimes  one page can contain about 30% misplaced US plates. There are available right categories for them so why not sort the plates as purposed.

I believe it is better for everyone - sellers an bidders - if the items are sorted right.


Guide ID: 10000000003952508Guide created: 07/07/07 (updated 07/06/08)

 
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