According to folk beliefs, the numbers "49-53" are often associated with unlucky meanings, causing many people to find ways to avoid when choosing car numbers. However, on the auction floor, license plates bearing this number range are still regularly priced by people, even up to nearly hundreds of millions of VND.
For car license plates, auction data shows that many license plates with rows "49-53" still achieved notable winnings. License plate 30M-049.53 in Hanoi won an auction of 85 million VND on October 17, 2024. Previously, license plate 30L-049.53 won 45 million VND on January 13, 2024. Some other license plates such as 30B-049.53 won 60 million VND on April 22, 2025, or 30C-049.53 won 40 million VND on November 3, 2025.
Not only Hanoi, license plate 15B-249.53 in Hai Phong won 40 million VND on January 22, 2026, and 19B-149.53 in Phu Tho won the same price on October 27, 2025.
Not only in cars, with motorbike license plates, the "49-53" row also shows a similar story. License plate 50AB-049.53 in Ho Chi Minh City won the auction for 8.5 million VND on April 23, 2025. At the same price, license plate 88AA-049.53 in Phu Tho won the auction on April 17, 2025. License plate 47AC-049.53 in Dak Lak won 6 million VND on October 24, 2025.
The price is not too high compared to many other beautiful license plates, but according to license plate enthusiasts, "49-53" license plates are not simply bought to be attached to cars. They are considered a type of license plate with collectible value, due to the special nature of the concept and the rareness of people taking the initiative to choose.
