economic value of low AS numbers

Thu Nov 17 21:58:37 UTC 2011

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:21:59AM -0800, David Conrad wrote:
> On Nov 17, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Keegan Holley wrote:
> > Besides standing at the water cooler at 1:23PM on 12/3 telling AS123 jokes
> > I'm not sure a particular AS number has any relevance or any monetary value
> > unless there is scarcity.
> 
> You are discounting (pun intended) vanity and marketing.  I am no longer surprised at what people will be willing to pay (sometimes astonishing amounts of) money for.

UAE license plate auctions, "1" sold for $14 million

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aJ8EZTdrItjs

Lebanon phone number auction, 71-444444 went for $68,000

http://www.ameinfo.com/207677.html


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