[address-policy-wg] Proposal 2010-02

On 10/28/10 4:35 PM, "David Conrad" <drc at virtualized.org> wrote:

> Marty,
> 
> On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:37 AM, Hannigan, Martin wrote:
>> Table represents a post depletion cost of $40[1] (FX to euro) subtracting
>> the "value" of a /22 ($56,142.64 FX to euro) as we go down the line with
>> respect to need.
> 
> Sorry, I'm confused.  How can you estimate the "post depletion cost" prior to
> depletion occurring? I would find it surprising if the fact that a /24 was bid
> up to $40 on eBay while folks can still get address space from registries had
> any relationship with what the price would be when the registries are no
> longer 'distorting the market'.
> 

I was clear in the footnote that I only have a reference[1] for the lower
number. To answer your question as to why, the table that I provided speaks
for itself even if reduced by multiple factors of ten; profit and/or revenue
protection. Buy low, sell high, so to speak and I think that the main point
is that the cost of an address post depletion is an unknown. While my number
looks high, it could go either way. It could be higher which would mean that
the damage would be greater or it could be lower which means that it's "not
so bad" where YMMV.

Best,

-M<



1.  
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-57/presentations/van_Mook-2007-08_v3.
pdf