Actually, that number was auctioned on Ebay in 2004 and was really something to watch as it seemed everyone wanted to bid on it; it went unbelievably high but bids were being cancelled left and right. Someone was even selling t shirts that said, I BID ON 867-5309. This was a 212 area code, NYC. According to 867-5309.com: This is not that out of the realm of possibility as the number (212) 867-5309 was auctioned on ebay in February 2004 and the price tag reached more than $200,000 before Verizon closed it down.
In 2009, a 201 area code, 867-5309, was bid up to $365,000.00, according to CNN. com.
'867-5309' bids up to $365,000 - CNN.com
