$1 Million For A 212 Area Code?

$1 Million For A 212 Area Code?

212 might just be the most exclusive area code in the country.

But is it worth a million dollars?

One New Jersey ebay seller thinks so. 212 numbers tend to typically go for anywhere between $50 to $500 dollars on the auction site, according to the Daily News.

The seller, who chose to only be referred to by his first name, Carmen, in the Daily News article, first put the number up a year ago, but said he received no "serious" offers. Now he thinks he can get seven figures for the easy-to-remember number.

Listed as (212)-5XX-9000 in the ebay post, the number was actually accidentally given to the New Jersey retiree when he requested a double or triple zero number 35 years ago. Naturally, Verizon wanted their coveted number back.

"They typically reserve numbers like these for big companies, and they wanted it back. I said, 'No way,'" he told the Daily News. While the legality is unclear, Verizon does often transfer numbers, wrote the News.

In either case Carmen is hoping his special number can fetch the price tag he wants, though his listing was wise to have a footnote under the phrase "Make An Offer" which reads: "(Reasonable Offers Considered)."

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