A second number for selling online safely
Selling on Facebook Marketplace, Vinted, eBay or Gumtree usually means handing strangers your mobile number. With nothanumber you give out a second UK number instead - buyers call and text that, and your personal number stays yours.
Why not just use your normal number?
Once your real number is on a public listing, it's out there for good. You get chased after the item's sold, added to marketing lists, or contacted by people you'd rather not hear from. A separate number keeps your selling life apart from your personal one, so a quick sale doesn't cost you your privacy.
How it works when you're selling
- Put your nothanumber on the listing. Buyers call and text it; the app keeps those conversations in one place.
- Your real number never shows. When you reply, buyers see your second number, not your personal mobile.
- Go quiet when you want. Use Quiet Hours to stop a number ringing out of hours, without giving anything away to the caller.
- Selling a lot? You can hold more than one number on the same account and keep, say, big-ticket sales separate.
Common questions
How do I sell online without giving out my real number?
Get a second UK number in the nothanumber app and put that on your listings. Buyers call and text the second number; your personal mobile stays private and is never shown.
Can I stop a buyer contacting me after a sale?
Yes. You can silence a number with Quiet Hours, and because your real number was never shared, a buyer only ever has your second number - not your personal line.
nothanumber is invite-only for now. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know the moment you can get your selling number.