Method for developing a potential customer profile using text messaging

A method for conveying information about an item to an interested person and collecting information about potential interested person, comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a unique identifier code for said item in a location that is viewable by said interested person;
• b. providing a call center, said call center configured to receive data transmissions from said interested person, said data transmissions including said unique identifier code and a phone number for said interested person, said call center further configured to automatically retrieve a description of said item and automatically transmit said description to said interested person;
• c. automatically transmitting said description of said item to said interested person when said interested person transmits said unique identifier code to said call center;
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• d. automatically recording said phone number and associating said phone number with said item when said interested person transmits said unique identifier code to said call center.