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Old 07-27-2007, 09:34 AM
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Default US$39,300 For A Phone Number!
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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Old 07-27-2007, 12:04 PM
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ok, sunilvarma, hope it's not you that spent that money for the phone number.. lol
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Old 07-27-2007, 12:40 PM
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i would actually, if i had the money.
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Old 07-27-2007, 01:36 PM
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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
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Old 07-29-2007, 05:28 AM
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Dare I ask why that number?
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Old 07-29-2007, 05:53 AM
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Id buy something like 1-800-shazz
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Old 07-29-2007, 06:13 AM
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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.
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Actually, I will spend money to obtain one.
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$39,300? That's insane. Just... wow.
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