I have a toll free number I am considering selling. Is that something you could help broker?

You were able to help me out a few years ago with some look-ups. Wasn’t sure if this was a service you offered.

Thanks for your reply.

Steve

There are regulations prohibiting hoarding and brokering. Some people twist that in order to tell you that you’re not allowed to get paid to release your own number, which isn’t really what the regulations say. My interpretation of the regulations are essentially that you can’t be the equivalent of a car dealer. That doesn’t mean you can’t sell your own car, because selling your own car doesn’t make you a car dealer. But it does mean that I’m really not allowed to sell your number. And that’s also one reason why you probably won’t find anyone reputable that will do that for you either. See http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/numbers/is-it-legal-to-buy-and-sell-numbers.html for more about buying and selling a number.

Another reason is that it’s probably harder than you might think to market specific numbers. It would be like trying to sell a specific album. It’s not impossible but that’s a lot harder than having a store full of CDs for every group and kind of music available. It’s much easier to help people find what they need, rather than to convince them your number is the best and worth the retail price you want for it when there is no book value for toll free numbers. People just aren’t used to buying numbers so it’s not easy to find someone that needs one badly enough and happens to want that particular album. That’s why I just help people find numbers and give them lots and lots of choices for just a nominal amount. To me, it’s easier to help people find over 500 numbers in a month that way than it would be to find and close just a couple buyers for specific high end numbers.

On the other hand you could certainly throw an auction up on ebay. There aren’t hundreds of people doing that every day yet, but that’s one simple way that some people do market their own number directly. See: http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/consulting/selling-800-numbers-on-ebay.html I would also try putting a small add for it in the back of a trade magazine or journal directing people to the website, because you still need to get enough people’s attention in that industry.

I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything else.

.Bill Quimby.