[address-policy-wg] Suggestion to replace IPv4 waiting list with auctions

Greetings,

in todays WG session Marco Schmidt pointed out that more than half of
the /24s allocated from the waiting list pool go to members with
multiple LIRs. The number of newly created LIRs eligible for a /24 has
increased a lot in recent months, to the point where requests can no
longer be filled from the available pool but new LIRs have to wait for
blocks coming out of quarantine. This change appears to be due to market
value for IPv4 blocks being now significantly larger than the cost for
creating a new LIR and maintaining it for the two year holding period.
The result of this is that newcomers have no easy access to a first IPv4
block but have to wait in line together with multi-LIR address hoarders,
defeating the purpose of the waiting list policy.

I suggest to replace the waiting list with the following system:
- /24s becoming available are put to an auction.
- every interested member organisation (NOT: LIR) can make a bid of an
  amount that is not visible to the other bidders.
- highest bid wins.

Expected result would be less requests from address hoarders because
they could get address blocks for a similar price on the open market
without the additional overhead of creating a new member. Newcomers on
the other hand would have to become members to be able to hold addresses
in the first place, and can use the auction to get access to a properly
quarantined address block to start their business.


Regards,
Wolfgang Zenker
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