Buying memorable numbers (Gold /Platinum) or batch of memorable numbers

[Anonymous]

Good afternoon

Does anyone know how or who to contact with regard buying trade or wholesale from O2?  I have spoken to customer services who have advised me of the prices for a Platinum number from the network but at £1000 not at all competitive. The gold numbers at £500 can be picked up off of EBay for £60 to £100!

Also does anyone have contacts who deal with memorable numbers who would be prepared to share that info.  Basically I am looking for a steady supply of these numbers from a RELIABLE supplier whether O2 or not.

Any help or suggestions gratefully received. 

[Anonymous]

Generally I agree with Bambino on this. Not many people key in the number. In fact I bet if you looked at your friends list in your phone you would have difficulty in knowing many if not most of the numbers.

[MI5]

There are literally "thousands" of supposedly "Gold" & "Platinum" numbers on ebay and they fetch a few quid at most......

[Anonymous]

I had a look yesterday just for entertainment purposes and many of the numbers being advertised were certainly not what I would call premium easy to remember numbers.

The descriptions were definitely open to interpretation lol

[MI5]

Indeed they are.....

[Anonymous]

Yes you are quite right. I sense a certain amount of distaine at that idea? I thought it was a quite reasonable request? 

[Anonymous]

You are quite right in that I buy and sell memorable numbers. I'm not quite sure why you think that networks don't or wouldn't do "that kind of business?" I sense a certain amount of distain in your answer and not quite sure why?

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your advice. 

[MI5]

Out of interest, is there a big market for these numbers and what sort of prices to they fetch?

[Anonymous]

Well there are thousands on eBay for different networks but I would seriously question some of them as to whether they are premium numbers.

Many of them are going for just a couple of quid each

[Anonymous]

Yes there is a market which, as previous posters rightly say, can vary from similar numbers to catchy or incredibly memorable. There are many reasons for having one. For a business you want to be remembered so an emergency call out tradesman would be first in line with 07777 999 999 or i sell numbers that end 999 to emergency service personnel for a bit of fun.  Other people like birthdays 22  06  1969 which seem irrelevant to the observer. Some like them for vanity. If you have a obviously unusual number people assume you have money. 078787878787 or 0777888777 would be expensive. Good quality brand new numbers can range from £50 up to thousands. Hence my orignal post.... there is a ready supply of customers who want numbers for whatever reason but the quality numbers, and a ready supply of them, is the important thing.