[ARIN-consult] Consultation on Changes to the Specified Transfer Listing Service (STLS)

[Peter Harrison]

User feedback could be a useful feature, and there are many cloud platforms
that provide it to assist with trust and transparency.

It's going to be difficult to do with goods or services that are provided
by a third party (unlike Amazon that provides them) and in which the
transaction isn't facilitated by ARIN (unlike eBay / PayPal which
facilitates them).

It's a well known issue with Yelp that establishments feel they are often
disadvantaged, this is probably because Yelp isn't involved in the
transaction or facilitating the outcomes.

One of the evaluation criteria would need to include the resources needed
to manage it, especially arbitration in reviewer disputes. ARIN may have to
insert itself somehow to reduce the risk of overall disappointment. The
risk would be adding unnecessary friction to the process. If these issues
can be overcome, it would be very interesting to see.

The time, talent and cost resources required to manage this will need more
than a surface level evaluation.

Peter


On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 12:16 PM Mike Burns <mike at iptrading.com> wrote:

> Question #1: Should ARIN continue to offer the registered transfer
> facilitator service?
>
> Yes, I think ARIN should continue to offer the facilitator service. The
> STLS can go.
>
> Question #2: Should ARIN perform some form of verification to confirm the
> facilitator actually provides transfer facilitation?
>
> No, just continue to state that ARIN doesn't perform any verifications.
> Perform the listing service while avoiding any legal risks.
>
> Question #3: Should ARIN verify the business is capable of completing
> transfers – for example, verifying licensing/bonding, or insurance?
>
> No, especially as there are no licensing/bonding/insurance requirements to
> complete the brokerage of a transfer.
>
> Question #4: Should ARIN offer the ability for customers to provide
> feedback on facilitators?
>
> Not sure whether it's worth any legal risk to ARIN but at least worth
> considering this further.
>
> Question #5: Should the fees for registered transfer facilitators be
> adjusted?
>
> No, they just increased 10-fold.
>
>
> ARIN should beware regulatory capture.
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>
>
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