Brock and I were discussing ways to make a quick buck last night, from Airbnbing our places during the Super Bowl to selling baseball cards ("oh, I have tons," he says) on eBay. "I guess we could just sell our 415 numbers" he said. "Didn't I just read that they're worth thousands?"

And, yes, he did! According to an April 19 Wall Street Journal report, 53-year-old Ed Mance "has been stockpiling 415 numbers since he learned they were running out," and has been reselling them on his website for as much as $9,999.

“There’s no question they are going to be in high demand,” Mance told the WSJ.

“Fortunately, I have a large supply.”

But unfortunately, what Mance is up to is against the law, reports SF Gate.

"The brokering and selling of phone numbers is illegal under FCC regulations. Hoarding numbers is also prohibited," they say.

And even if it weren't, buying a 415 number the way "San Francisco resident Erin Loscocco, 36, owner of a high-end in-home entertainment installation business" told the WSJ he did is dumb, because there are plenty still out there for free.

Senior NPA relief planner for the North American Numbering Plan Administration Joseph R. Cocke tells SF Gate that though the 415 well is expected to run out by the end of the year, there are still plenty out there for anyone who needs one.

“They might not have vanity numbers with numbers combinations that are easy to remember,” Cocke said, “But they should still have numbers.”

Sorry, Brock. Guess we'll have to win the lottery after all.

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