'Lucky' Chinese phone number fetches US$300,000 at online auction

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A 'lucky' mobile phone number has sold for a whopping 2.25 million yuan (US$300,000) after hundreds of people vied online for the right to use the ...

People walk past a mobile phone shop displaying lucky telephone numbers for sale in Hong Kong. BEIJING: A"lucky" mobile phone number has sold for a whopping 2.25 million yuan after hundreds of people vied online for the right to use the apparently auspicious string of digits.

Phone users in China - especially companies seeking to impress clients and business partners - often pay a premium for combinations of digits considered lucky.

 

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