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Portable Phone Numbers = Market for Cool Numbers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-want-get-bent dept.

goombah99 writes "The New phone number rules that allow you to keep your phone number when you switch carriers has given rise to phone nascent number property rights. On E-bay you can bid on 867-5309 (made famous by Tommy Tutone's Jenny I got your number). As I write this the bid is over $8000 dollars with seven days to go. What other numbers are famous or valuable? Will we see a land rush like the internet names?"

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  1. Oh great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You got to just love capitilism, it can make anything non-material have some value.

    I would like to own the 911 number. $$$$$$$$$$$$

  2. XBox rules!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    first post!!! you lame assholes... I can post first because my XBox is a american product and my pride in my great country and my great XBox accelerate everything...

    If only they would make games for that bitch... IAve played Metroid Prime and it ruled... I hope M$ will buy those japanese bastards and port Metroid to my great american console system!!!

  3. Larry I by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    555-6969

  4. surely... by Digitus1337 · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...the slashdot crowd will be all over anything ***-1337