[AusNOG] /16 for sale.... well not really but why not!

[Daniel Pearson]

With all the interest in IP's I thought it would be good to share this little story.

A while back 6-8 months ago I did some digging and found a spare /16 not being used.... Yep that's right a /16 with not one active resource on it.

I approached the owner who is no longer in business but found the administrators and asked if they can release it back to the pool and at the same time transfer me a /20. They refused point blank and said they would be holding onto it as it could one day be worth lots!

After talking with APNIC about it I was told *(verbally) that they can hold onto them even if they have no proven use for them.... So I wonder how many of these are out there.

What really annoys me is we are running out and are using every address sparingly and here is a company who no longer exists holding onto a /16 as one day it might be worth something..... go figure.

How many other examples of this exist?

Discuss!
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