KiteSquid Posted March 3, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) I have an idea. I was at my father in-laws house and he has a car license plate from all 50 states hanging on a wall in his garage. I thought I would like a collection of license plates too, but of the more difficult to find motorcycle plates. So here is my thought, if people could send me a box of about 100 motorcycle license plates from their home state that they can find, I would re-box and send out a box with all 50 states, the district of Columbia, and one or more foreign country plates that I receive from those that don't live in the US. (If you live out of the US please try to include one bonus car plate for my Father in-law) IF and ONLY IF I were to receive all those plates from other members. You might get shorted a few plates... (you may not get all 50 states) I apologize in advance. So your goal should be to send me 100 or more plates........... Oh and everyone would have to include return postage and a few dollars for my time. I am NOT going to get rich on this but it does seem like a huge time consumer.... Now this would be restricted to the first person from each state, territory or country to sign up on this thread with their promise to collect up and send me the plates from their state/territory or country as applicable.... I looked up in the members list to see how many people we have in each state, and I could not find anyone who lives in Hawaii and sense I travel there for work from time to time I figured I would collect up some Hawaii plates. I currently have 17 Hawaii plates in fair to poor condition one of which would be mine. I learned that in Hawaii the plate stays with the vehicle for it's life no matter who owns it... so plates are harder to come by and there is only one salvage yard that deals with motorcycles in Hawaii, so I bought all the plates he could supply. He promised to save all the plates he can from bikes that he is scrapping out. Not everyone will get plates from all states, as I may not be able to get enough Hawaii plates and Alaska may be difficult to collect up....... DC might be difficult too. I would also have to impose some random time limit too.... but I will have to see how things pan out. I don't think I will have 51 Hawaiian plates in under one year from today so someone may get shortchanged. so if you participate, don't complain...... So what do you think??? I will update this post with participants........... I have times when I don't visit the forum so there may be some stretches when I don't update this list.......... Oh, and I get first pick of the plates and I will NOT entertain special requests for plates. Any excess plates will be disposed of in a manner yet to be determine of my choice. Maybe I'll have a random drawing or something, but that is way down the road. this post will contain all rules and they may change at my decision. Also sense they have put up with me, csogbk has first dibs at MD, and Riderduke has first dibs at VA..... IF they want to collect the plates. NO stolen plates. You should go to a salvage yard to buy plates or ask your local DMV to collect them for you. OR if it is legal, you might "dumpster dive" at the DMV for plates. Some plates may be damaged, broken, burnt, etc as they may come from a salvage yard, so don't complain if you get a damaged plate. All plates must be cleaned with soap and water before shipping to me. I don't want MrsSquid mad at me for bringing dirt into SquidAcres. Our forum administrator, IIRC is freebird, cannot participate in the swap as he gets a free set as he puts up with all of us. Here is a list of participants in state/territory/country order: ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII KiteSquid IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING US Territories (May not have plates but one can hope) VIRGIN ISLANDS PALAU GUAM NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS PUERTO RICO MARSHALL ISLANDS FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA AMERICAN SAMOA Military areas (From the US Postal Service website) (may not have plates) Armed Forces Africa Armed Forces Americas (except Canada) Armed Forces Canada Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Middle East Armed Forces Pacific Foreign Countries (List from the US Department of State Website) (Don't think we will get many but I do hope someone chimes in from at least 5% of them) and if we get participants from separate states/provinces that would be OK too. Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada The ten provinces are Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan, while the three territories are Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo (Brazzaville) Congo (Kinshasa) Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor (see Timor-Leste) Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territories Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Edited March 3, 2011 by KiteSquid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1rooster Posted March 3, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 3, 2011 The plates in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteSquid Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted March 4, 2011 The plates in the mail. So are you saying you are participating and claiming North Carolina? If so, how many motorcycle plates are you sending? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteSquid Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted March 24, 2011 Regrettably due to a lack of interest this swap is canceled. Please see the drawing happening HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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