OZ NUMBER PLATE SELLS FOR $2M

Sydney: A black-andwhite number plate with the single digit “4” has sold at a Sydney auction for a record-breaking near $2.0 million, reportedly to a ChineseAustralian sex toy entrepreneur. The sale shattered pre-sale estimates of up to Aus$1.5 million, with the auction hammer coming down at Aus$2.45 million.

“Just nine of these New South Wales number plates were ever issued, making them ultra-collectible and irreplaceable,” said Shannons auction manager Christophe Boribon. “Their unique status and desirability is never going to change.

“The opportunity to acquire such a plate is exceptionally rare, as most single-digit plates remain in family hands, are usually passed down through generations and rarely, come onto open market.” The Sydney Morning Herald said buyer was ChineseAustralian billionaire Peter Tseng.