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Ebay Suspends Phone Number Sales

Posted by timothy on from the all-sixes-would-be-good dept.

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."

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  1. 867-5309!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Lyrics

  2. Domains Vs. Numbers by dbesade · · Score: 1, Redundant

    What's the difference between selling a domain that you lease from a registrar and a phone number you lease from a cellular company? Ebay is lame if they can't clearly see the similarities, hell ebay is lame anyway.

  3. analogy by hyperstation · · Score: 0, Redundant

    shouldn't phone numbers be considered no different than domain names? we buy and sell those every day....