Platinum numbers

One of the great things you can bid for on eBay is a Platinum number or gold number.

You might ask what one is and I came across it by accident but its a personalised mobile number or a really easy memorable number.

I suppose its like having a private registration plate, well I ended up bidding on a random number like 07777111111 it started off at £5 but it ended up selling for over £2000, yes your reading it right £2000 so I looked into it and its called a Platinum number.

Here is a breakdown of how the numbers are valued:

The four types of numbers available are listed below:

1.Platinum numbers = £1000.00 + Vat
2.Gold numbers = £500.00 + Vat
3.Silver numbers = £250.00 + Vat
4.Bronze numbers = £100.00 + Vat

Platinum numbers: The numbers can be in the range of:
1) XXXXX 000000
2) XXXXX 222222
3) XXXXX 222222.
Gold numbers: The numbers can be in the range of:
1) 000100
2) 090909
3) 171717
Silver numbers: The numbers can be in the range of:
1) 000001
2) 002222
3) 005500
Bronze numbers: The numbers can be in the range of:
1) If your home number is 0161712681, then you may want the number to be 07793712681.
2) If your date of birth is 22 09 1965, you might want the number to be 07793220965.

So would you spend that amount of beer on a mobile number when you can get one for free?