Builder loses £2,000 after plan to flog a personalised registration plate to Leicester City star Jamie Vardy backfires
David McMurray, 28, from Northern Ireland, realised after buying the pricey plate that he didn't know how to contact the striker
A HAPLESS builder has been left £2,000 out of pocket after he bought a Jamie Vardy number plate – but failed to sell it to the footballer.
David McMurray, 28, purchased the personalised registration plate VAR9Y for £4,000 with a view to selling it on to the England star for a tidy profit.
But his plan backfired when he realised he didn't actually know how to contact the Premier League hitman.
Instead, David was forced to put the pricey reg plate on eBay for a starting price of just £500.
The auction closed at 9.44am on Boxing Day with a final price of £2,060 after just 25 bids.
And David has now admitted he knew Vardy already had a personalised licence plate reading J9 VDY on his £130,000 blue Bentley when he bought the plate.
But the Manchester United fan said he still thought the Leicester City hitman would cough up at least £5,000 for the personalised reg.
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Speaking before the eBay auction, David, from Northern Ireland, said: "It's not going too good.
"I can't seem to be able to get in contact with Jamie at all. I was hoping he would give me enough to make a profit.
"I was talking to one of the player liaison officers a couple of months ago but he never got back to me.
"I don't even know if Vardy even knows anything about it.
"I'm going to accept any price – I just need to get rid of it.
"It's a 10-day auction and there's a lot of time still to go, so hopefully I won't lose three grand over it.
"If I do make my money back, then I won't regret doing this."
In the item's description, David wrote: "Maybe an England fan or Leicester City fan might like it or someone with the name Vardy or Vargy.
"I have no reason to hold on to the plate any longer as I have no use for it.
"It was valued at £7,500 just to give potential buyers an idea of what the plate is worth."
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