Slashdot Mirror
Ebay Suspends Phone Number Sales
wellingt writes "According to the
Jackson Sun, the attention brought by the sale of Jenny's famous 867-5309 has led Ebay to evaluate whether or not phone numbers are the property of their owner, and whether they can be sold. Verizon has made the claim otherwise."
Next thing you know the SSN I bought of Ebay will turn out to be nontranferable too.
--
Tsiangkun
I actually knew of a guy in Murfreesboro, TN that had the misfortune of having this as his phone number. He got all sorts of calls from people who were just dialing the number for kicks, and wound up putting "No, Jenny's not here," on his answering machine.
Don't Panic!
...low Slashdot ID numbers?
ah yes, 867-5309: the original DDOS attack...
ed
Register a patent on the phone number.
Start suing.
No basis for a lawsuit? Why let that stop you?
when i moved into my apartment in august, my roomates and i discovered that the building exchange was 382...spelling "FUC". you can only imagine what our final decision was when we called the local telco company and requested a vanity number. i will say this: the prank phone calls are USUALLY lame...but there have been a few worth note: "damn...someone already has this number!" "do you know what your number spells?" "you're daughter come over my house, and she kick my dog" etc. regardless, telling girls my phone number ensures they will NEVER forget it.
Many people are asking who would want this number anyway? I think it would be really smart for a telemarketer to buy up the number in as many area codes as possible. All kinds of random people would be calling them, and maybe they can keep some talking long enough to sell something. Then at least one company wouldn't be calling people at home at dinner time. Their new customers would come to them.
Developers: We can use your help.
My friends asked for 382-5968 (f***-you), and it rings at least as much as 867-5309...
Just last year someone called me and asked if they could buy my phone number. Ameritech wouldn't let me transfer the number directly, so I just ordered a bride from russia, and once we were married we had the phone number reassigned to both of us. Then I divorced her and she took the phone number with her. Then the person who wanted the phone number married her, got the phone number reassigned to both of them, and then divorced her and shipped her back to Russia, keeping the phone number.
paintball
111-1111 Lois? *damn* 111-1112 Lois? *damn* 111-1113 Lois? *damn*
Stupid people make stupid things profitable.