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867-5309 may be the most well-known phone number in pop culture history, but after years of prank calls, the owner of one of the last known remaining 867-5309 numbers will make big money getting rid of it. The number, made famous by Tommy Tutone’s 1982 hit “Jenny/867-5309″ is up for sale on EBay by New Jersey area resident Spencer Potter, who got it for free five years ago. After only four days of bidding, the price has reached a whopping $365,000!

Spencer says the bidders are not just 80s fanatics, but “a lot more mid-size or larger corporations looking to get more brand awareness.”

It’s not the first time someone has tried to unload the famous digits. An earlier attempt by another 867-5309 holder to sell was cut short by the telephone company who technically owns the number.

Spencer, however, is able to sell his 867-5309 number because it is technically a part of his DJ business, A Blast Entertainment, which he is selling as a whole on EBay.

$365,000 may seem high, but other 867-5309 holders say the number can be valued for much more. Jeffrey Steinberg, who owns the 800 and 888 versions, says he even received an offer for $1 million from a national weight loss company.

After the auction ends, Spencer plans to take the dinero and take a Caribbean vacation. [Source: CNN, New York Times; Photo: Jennifer Nicholson]