“I’ve often thought about calling the owner of the lot and asking how much the property is selling for,” writes Swamplot reader Katie Pearson of this not-for-sale sign on JFK Blvd. near Greens Rd., just south of IAH. “The five foot tall digits of the phone number are just so irresistible!”
Photo: Katie Pearson
i called. The man who answered the phone said 20 dollars a square foot.
That is genuinely surreal. The only way it could be equaled would be if instead of “Property Not For Sale” it simply said “Whatever” and a phone number.
“i called. The man who answered the phone said 20 dollars a square foot.”
If my math is correct, that is roughly $871K an acre!
Did you counter, telling him what you would NOT pay for it?
“Yes, I’m calling about the property that’s not for sale. No, I’m not interested in buying it.”
My wife and I always laugh when we see that sign on the way to the airport. I’ve really thought hard about what exactly the rationale was behind putting it up.
The best part of this article is knowing a genuine member of the B-52’s is sending tips in to Houston’s Swamplot!
@beetle:
Some people are motivated when they’re told that they can’t do something. Clearly it wouldn’t make sense to post a number for a property not for sale.
@ takeshi:
Dunno….sounds a lot like the billboards that read “Does advertising work? This just proved it!!!” Uhh, not so much – I still haven’t ever rented a billboard for any purpose.
$20 a square foot?
I’ll take a couple of feet. Can I pick which ones?
Here in Southern California, I occasionally see a sign – planted in a lot much like that (except without the walkway) reading
BUILT TO SUIT
I can only assume buyers with really low expectations.
You could probably start an entire thread of signs with “odd” spelling and grammar.
In google maps the sign is different: http://g.co/maps/h2z8u