US$39,300 For A Phone Number!

[sunilvarma]

Amit Malhotra, the son of a Ludhiana garment manufacturer and property dealer, won the auction organised by Hutch for the mobile number 9780000000. He payed a jaw-dropping INR1550000 (US$39,300) for the number...

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[nexialys]

ok, sunilvarma, hope it's not you that spent that money for the phone number.. lol

[sunilvarma]

i would actually, if i had the money.

[relivo]

Who care about phone numbers? :) I would not spend $30 on a phone number, but I am sure it plays a large role in some companies

[Kirk Y]

Dare I ask why that number?

[Shazz]

Id buy something like 1-800-shazz :cool:

[sunilvarma]

indian mobile number format - 5 digit operator code followed by the actual 5 digit number. so this one is an all-zero number. and those extra two zeros pushed the price a little more.

[G0F0RBR0KE]

(404) Mystic-Gaming =]

Actually, I will spend money to obtain one.

[projectego]

$39,300? That's insane. Just... wow.

[Free-D]

$39,300? That's
stupid :D

[EnIgMa1234]

He is gonna get so much prank calls

[deathbyalfonzo]

Yeah, i would never spend over 100 on a phone number.

[The Equivocate]

The next time I move I hope I get a real easy phone number, something like 2222222. People will ask, "Mitch, how do I get a hold of you?" I'll say, "Just press two for a while, when I answer, you'll know that you've pressed two enough."

Had to do it :)