Things are on-track for our retirement in 2025. We will discontinue selling pairs with our 6-month guarantee as of December 31, and then liquidate, and remain in business until June 30, 2025, to offer support on those guarantees from late 2024 that are still valid.
Although our high restoration quality is unchanged (in fact, our paint shop is churning our some of our best-ever work right now), no durability guarantees will extend beyond June 30, 2025. That’s because we’ll no longer be in business as of July 1, 2025.
Sales have been brisk. Our paint shop continues to operate to finish as many in-process plates as possible. We’re not starting any new restorations, so once certain years sell out, that’ll be it— Gone forever. Anything that is permanently out of stock will have an orange label on it saying “permanently out of stock.” There’s no use asking if there’s one more coming; there won’t be. As of now, that includes 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1939, 1951, 1955, 1957, and 1967. We’re down to our last item on a few other years, which are tagged with a light blue label.
If you see a year where they all seem to be sold out, but just have the regular “sold” tag in the corner, this means that there are more coming from the paint shop through the summer. Don’t ask when; there’s no schedule. Don’t ask about the numbers; we can’t honour special requests. We’re also not holding plates for people; we’ve had too many instances of people ignoring our messages while we sit waiting. If we email you because a year you previously asked about is ready, act quickly. We’ll be selling to the first buyer who inquires after they’re posted. We’re also promoting all of our new arrivals on our Facebook page, which is why all three of our final 1951 pairs were snapped up in less than two days.
Sales have been brisk enough that it may not be necessary for us to bring our stock to the October licence plate swap meet in Grimsby. If you have been considering a pair of plates, act while they’re still in stock!