I had kept my eyes on plates on a number of DVLA auctions in the past, put in a few cheeky bids but never won, I remember bidding for B055 MAX .... probs best I didn't win that... few mates said i'd have looked a dick with it on my car haha
Ended up completing on a private sale of a MAX NNL plate last month, got it for about 1/2 to a 1/3 of the price other similar MAX NNL plates were going for on plate sites so was pretty chuffed,